Year: 1974
Type: article
Abstract: Rats received food following lever-press durations between t and t+t' sec where t was 2, 4, or 8 sec and t' was 0.25t, 0.50t, or 1.00t sec. Modal press durations were greater than t but less than t+t' in all cases. Distributions of press durations were lower and broader for larger values of t. Lower t'/t ratios produced lower median press durations and relatively narrower press-duration distributions. Median press duration was a power function of t within a t'/t ratio condition, corresponding to previous results for latency, interresponse time, and response durations.
Author: Dennis O. Kuch
Institution: McMaster University
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: U.S. Public Health Service
OpenAlex ID: W2106010616