The present study compared the effects of punishing different bands of noncriterion IRTs during a DRL 20-sec. schedule on bursts of responding. Results indicated that punishing relatively short or long noncriterion IRTs was equally effective, as contrasted with a control group, in producing a significant decrease in the percentage of bursts. Findings were discussed in terms of a stimulus feedback interpretation of bursts.
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