Display and food as reinforcers in the Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens)

@article{RefWorks:196, abstract = {13 male Bettas were required to swim through a small tunnel and exposed to fixed ratio (FR) schedules of reinforcement, FR1-FR6. In Exp. I the opportunity to show aggressive display at their mirror image was used as the reinforcement. As the FR increased, the total number of responses/12-hr session remained almost constant, while the number of reinforcements/session decreased. In Exp. II food was used as the reinforcement. As the FR increased, the total number of responses/12-hr session increased, while the number of reinforcements remained almost constant. In 2 other experiments the duration of display reinforcement was varied 5-40 sec. The 5-sec time interval was less effective than the other intervals, but differences were not statistically significant. Results support the conclusion that the 2 reinforcers depend on different mechanisms for their effects. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)}, author = {Hogan, Jerry A. and Kleist, Suzanne and Hutchings, C. }, citeulike-article-id = {163360}, journal = {Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology}, keywords = {betta\_splendens, food, mirror, nocopy, reinforcement, schedules}, posted-at = {2005-04-18 05:30:29}, priority = {2}, title = {Display and food as reinforcers in the Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens)}, year = {1970} }

TY - JOUR ID - RefWorks:196 L3 - citeulike-article-id:163360 TI - Display and food as reinforcers in the Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) JF - Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology N2 - 13 male Bettas were required to swim through a small tunnel and exposed to fixed ratio (FR) schedules of reinforcement, FR1-FR6. In Exp. I the opportunity to show aggressive display at their mirror image was used as the reinforcement. As the FR increased, the total number of responses/12-hr session remained almost constant, while the number of reinforcements/session decreased. In Exp. II food was used as the reinforcement. As the FR increased, the total number of responses/12-hr session increased, while the number of reinforcements remained almost constant. In 2 other experiments the duration of display reinforcement was varied 5-40 sec. The 5-sec time interval was less effective than the other intervals, but differences were not statistically significant. Results support the conclusion that the 2 reinforcers depend on different mechanisms for their effects. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved) KW - betta_splendens KW - food KW - mirror KW - nocopy KW - reinforcement KW - schedules AU - Hogan, Jerry AU - Kleist, Suzanne AU - Hutchings, C PY - 1970/// ER -