Reinforcement reduction: a method for training ratio behavior.
By use of intracranial stimulation as reinforcement, fixed-ratio performance could be established directly from continuous reinforcement by gradual reduction of the train duration of the stimuli contingent on all but the terminal response in the desired ratio. Furthermore, stimuli of subreinforcement strength enhanced ratio performance when introduced after training by the conventional method.
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012653:Self Stimulation