Bouts, Pauses, and Units of Operant Performance: A Primer.

IF 2.5 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Perspectives on Behavior Science Pub Date : 2024-08-30 eCollection Date: 2024-09-01 DOI:10.1007/s40614-024-00419-z

John Michael Falligant, Louis P Hagopian, M Christopher Newland

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Abstract

Operant behavior typically occurs in bouts and pauses. The microstructural analysis of bouts and pauses reveals important and separable information about the physical characteristics of the operant and the motivation behind it. An analysis of interresponse times (IRTs) often reveals a mixture of two exponential distributions. One corresponds to short IRTs within ongoing response bouts, reflecting motor properties of the operant, and the other corresponds to longer intervals between bouts, reflecting the motivation behind the response. Partitioning responses into bout initiations and within-bout responses via this two-mode framework reveals the mechanisms underlying behavior maintenance and change. This approach is used in the fields of neurotoxicology, behavioral pharmacology, and behavioral neuroscience to disentangle the contribution of motivational and motoric variables to the pattern of operant behavior. In this article, we present a primer aimed at providing essential concepts related to the analysis of response bouts and temporal dynamics of operant performance.

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操作行为的阵发、暂停和单位：入门。

操作行为通常以阵发和停顿的形式出现。对间歇和停顿的微观结构分析揭示了操作行为的物理特征及其背后动机的重要且可分离的信息。对反应间时间（IRTs）的分析通常会发现两种指数分布的混合。一种是正在进行的反应阵列中的较短 IRT，反映了操作物的运动特性；另一种是反应阵列之间的较长间隔，反映了反应背后的动机。通过这种双模式框架将反应划分为阵列启动和阵列内反应，可以揭示行为维持和改变的内在机制。这种方法被用于神经毒理学、行为药理学和行为神经科学领域，以区分动机变量和运动变量对操作行为模式的贡献。在本文中，我们将介绍一些入门知识，旨在提供与操作行为表现的反应阵列和时间动态分析相关的基本概念。

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Perspectives on Behavior Science PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： Perspectives on Behavior Science is an official publication of the Association for Behavior Analysis International. It is published quarterly, and in addition to its articles on theoretical, experimental, and applied topics in behavior analysis, this journal also includes literature reviews, re-interpretations of published data, and articles on behaviorism as a philosophy.