Using visual reinforcement to establish stimulus control of responding of Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens).

@article{citeulike:364620, abstract = {Stimulus control of ring swimming was studied with male Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) using 2-component multiple schedules in which the components were correlated with the presence or absence of air bubbles in the water. In Experiment 1, either response-independent mirror presentations or extinction was juxtaposed with immediate response-dependent mirror presentations. Rates of ring swimming generally were higher with immediate reinforcement than with either response-independent mirror presentations or extinction. In Experiment 2, different durations of response-dependent mirror presentations were juxtaposed. Generally, higher rates of ring swimming occurred with 15-s than with 0-, 1-, or 3-s durations. Results demonstrate that stimulus control of responding can be established with these fish under several conditions of differential reinforcement.}, address = {Department of Psychology, Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, USA. owirth@cdc.gov}, author = {Wirth, O. and Lattal, K. A. and Hopko, S. }, citeulike-article-id = {364620}, issn = {0735-7036}, journal = {J Comp Psychol}, keywords = {betta\_splendens, contingent, hardcopy, operant, pdfcopy, reinforcement, schedules, stimulus\_control}, month = {March}, number = {1}, pages = {111--118}, posted-at = {2005-10-25 15:47:34}, priority = {0}, title = {Using visual reinforcement to establish stimulus control of responding of Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens).}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12735371}, volume = {117}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:364620 L3 - citeulike-article-id:364620 TI - Using visual reinforcement to establish stimulus control of responding of Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens). JF - J Comp Psychol VL - 117 IS - 1 SP - 111 EP - 118 AD - Department of Psychology, Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, USA. owirth@cdc.gov SN - 0735-7036 N2 - Stimulus control of ring swimming was studied with male Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) using 2-component multiple schedules in which the components were correlated with the presence or absence of air bubbles in the water. In Experiment 1, either response-independent mirror presentations or extinction was juxtaposed with immediate response-dependent mirror presentations. Rates of ring swimming generally were higher with immediate reinforcement than with either response-independent mirror presentations or extinction. In Experiment 2, different durations of response-dependent mirror presentations were juxtaposed. Generally, higher rates of ring swimming occurred with 15-s than with 0-, 1-, or 3-s durations. Results demonstrate that stimulus control of responding can be established with these fish under several conditions of differential reinforcement. KW - betta_splendens KW - contingent KW - hardcopy KW - operant KW - pdfcopy KW - reinforcement KW - schedules KW - stimulus_control AU - Wirth, O AU - Lattal, KA AU - Hopko, S PY - 2003/03// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12735371 ER -