Pairs of rats cooperate more when responding to simultaneous reinforcement than to alternated reinforcement

IF 1.4 3区 心理学 Q4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Rafael Fernando da Silva, Lucas Couto de Carvalho, Kalliu Carvalho Couto, Lucas Codina de Souza, Cristiano Coelho, Deisy das Graças de Souza
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Abstract

The purpose of this experiment was to explore whether simultaneous access to consequences configures a defining functional feature of coordination. We evaluated whether coordination episodes are maintained when reinforcers are alternately presented to two cooperating rats across these episodes, in contrast to the delivery of reinforcers simultaneously for both rats and independently for each rat. Rat pairs responded under either a tandem fixed-interval (FI) 10-s FI 10-s or a tandem variable-interval (VI) 10-s VI 10-s schedules. In the baseline, lever presses of each rat were individually reinforced according to the tandem FI FI schedule. In two simultaneous reinforcement conditions, reinforcer deliveries depended on coordination episodes under either tandem schedule. In two alternated reinforcement conditions, rats accessed reinforcers in alternation under either tandem schedule. Two main findings are reported: (1) proportions of coordination were consistently higher under the simultaneous than under the alternated reinforcement condition regardless of the type of tandem schedules (FI or VI) and (2) proportions of coordination were similar in the individual and alternated reinforcement conditions. Although the obtained reinforcement rates limit a conclusive evaluation, these findings indicate that the simultaneous delivery of reinforcers (mutual reinforcement) is a critical variable in the operant selection of coordinated responding.

成对的大鼠对同时强化的反应比对交替强化的反应更合作。
本实验的目的是探讨同时获得结果是否配置了协调的定义功能特征。我们评估了当强化物交替呈现给两只合作的大鼠时,与同时呈现给两只大鼠和每只大鼠单独呈现强化物相比,是否能维持协调事件。大鼠对在串联固定间隔(FI) 10-s - FI 10-s或串联可变间隔(VI) 10-s - VI 10-s计划下有反应。基线时,每只大鼠的杠杆按压按串联FI - FI计划单独加强。在两种同时强化条件下,强化剂的交付取决于任一串联计划下的协调事件。在两种交替强化条件下,大鼠在任一串联计划下交替获取强化物。结果表明:(1)无论何种串联方案(FI或VI),同时强化条件下的协调比例始终高于交替强化条件下的协调比例;(2)个体强化和交替强化条件下的协调比例相似。虽然获得的强化率限制了结结性的评估,但这些发现表明,同时传递强化物(相互强化)是协同反应操作选择的关键变量。
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3.90
自引率
14.80%
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83
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>12 weeks
期刊介绍: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior is primarily for the original publication of experiments relevant to the behavior of individual organisms.
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