Milk reinforcement for 2 rats was made contingent on the duration of a panel press response with reinforcement delivered on panel release. Various response distributions and cumulative records were taken at a panel “hold” duration requirement of 8 sec. Similarities and differences between the present data and those obtained with conventional DRL schedules were noted and are discussed in terms of response chaining.
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