SHAPING AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR IN RESTRAINED MONKEYS

SHAPING AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR IN RESTRAINED MONKEYS

Lever-pulling avoidance behavior of 24 monkeys was actively shaped with a manual shock-control box and a closed-circuit TV system. A negative reinforcement procedure was used wherein a periodically occurring body shock was postponed each time the subject moved toward the lever. All subjects were tra...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior 1969-07, Vol.12 (4), p.649-652
1. Verfasser: Lockard, Joan S.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Lever-pulling avoidance behavior of 24 monkeys was actively shaped with a manual shock-control box and a closed-circuit TV system. A negative reinforcement procedure was used wherein a periodically occurring body shock was postponed each time the subject moved toward the lever. All subjects were trainable with this method, two-thirds of them in fewer than five, 1- to 2-hr sessions. Negative reinforcement was more effective than a punishment procedure.
ISSN:0022-5002
1938-3711
DOI:10.1901/jeab.1969.12-649