Pigeons' choices in situations of diminishing returns: fixed- versus progressive-ratio schedules.

In two different discrete-trial procedures, pigeons were faced with choices between fixed-ratio and progressive-ratio schedules. The latter schedules entail diminishing returns, a feature analogous to foraging situations in the wild. In the first condition (no reset), subjects chose between a progre...

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Main Authors: Wanchisen, B A, Tatham, T A, Hineline, P N
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1988
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1338905/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3209955
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1988.50-375
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