Table 2.
Sequence of conditions for each pigeon with the value in parentheses indicating the number of sessions (top) and a set of the parameter of variables used in each condition (bottom)
| Pigeon | ||||||
| Sequence | 4141 | 007 | 840 | 999 | ||
| Test for sensitivity to reinforcement duration | ||||||
| 1. | Type 1 (4) | Type 2a (3) | Type 3 (7) | Type 2 (4) | ||
| 2. | Type 2 (7) | Type 3a (3) | Type 3 (11) | |||
| 3. | Type 3 (12) | Type 3 (6) | ||||
| Experimental conditions | ||||||
| 1. | Baseline (33) | Baseline (12) | Baseline (13) | Baseline (16) | ||
| 2. | Delay (14) | Delay (12) | Delay (30) | Delay (22) | ||
| 3. | Control (26) | Control (25) | Control (48) | Control (16) | ||
| 4. | Delay (29) | Delay (43) | Delay (24) | |||
| 5. | Control (17) | |||||
| 6. | Delay (35) | |||||
| Side of maybe response | Left | Right | Left | Left | ||
| Reinforcement duration | ||||||
| Definitely response | Maybe response | Correction procedure | ||||
| Condition | Delay | Correct | Incorrect | Correct | Incorrect | |
| Test for sensitivity to reinforcement duration | ||||||
| Type 1 | 0 s | 6 s | 0 s | 0 s | 0 s | Present |
| Type 2 | 0 s | 6 s | 0 s | 3 s | 0 s | Present |
| Type 3 | 0 s | 9 s | 0 s | 3 s | 0 s | Present |
| Experimental conditions | ||||||
| Baseline | 0 s | 9 s | 0 s | 3 s | 1.5 s | Absent |
| Delay | 0 and 10 s | 9 s | 0 s | 3 s | 1.5 s | Absent |
| Control | 0 and 10 s | 9 s | 0 s | 3 s | 0 s | Absent |
aThe side of the “maybe” response was the opposite to the one shown in the table