Using visual reinforcement to establish stimulus control of responding of Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens).
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.
Wirth
Oliver
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Department of Psychology, Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, USA. owirth@cdc.gov
Lattal
Kennon A
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Hopko
Sandra
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D000818:Animals; D005108:Extinction, Psychological; D005399:Fishes; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D013550:Swimming; D013997:Time Factors; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*