Different Response-cost Magnitudes on a Multiple FI FI After a Multiple FR FR History

Authors

  • Carlos Eduardo Costa Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • João Paulo Pereira de Souza Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Thais Bianchini Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Tatiany Honório Porto Universidade de São Paulo
  • Luiz Alexandre Barbosa de Freitas Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v17i1.26659

Keywords:

response cost, behavioral history, magnitude of the cost, schedules of reinforcement, humans

Abstract

This study investigated (1) if the transition from a multiple FR FR to a multiple FI-cost FI-cost would lower response rates and (2) the effects of different cost magnitudes and their order of presentation. Nine undergraduates were exposed to a multiple FR 60 FR 60 in Phase 1 until responding was stable. In Phase 2 they were distributed into two groups: G1 - multiple FI-cost 1 FI-cost 10 and G2 - multiple FI-cost 10 FI-cost 1. For all participants, response rates decrease from Phase 1 to Phase 2 were high and low, respectively, in Phases 1 and 2. 

Author Biographies

Carlos Eduardo Costa, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Doutor em Psicologia Experimental pela USP-SP, Professor do Departamento de Psicologia Geral e Análise do Comportamento e do Mestrado em Análise do Comportamento da Universidade Estadual de Londrina, PR.

João Paulo Pereira de Souza, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Graduado em Psicologia pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Bolsista IC/UEL durante a coleta de dados deste trabalho.

Thais Bianchini, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Graduada em Psicologia pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina. Bolsista IC/UEL durante a coleta de dados deste trabalho.

Tatiany Honório Porto, Universidade de São Paulo

Mestre em Análise do Comportamento pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina e Doutoranda em Psicologia Experimental pela Universidade de São Paulo.

Luiz Alexandre Barbosa de Freitas, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso

Mestre em Análise do Comportamento pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina, professor da Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso.

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Published

2013-11-07

How to Cite

Costa, C. E., de Souza, J. P. P., Bianchini, T., Porto, T. H., & de Freitas, L. A. B. (2013). Different Response-cost Magnitudes on a Multiple FI FI After a Multiple FR FR History. Interação Em Psicologia, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v17i1.26659

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Research Reports

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