title: A Comparison of Response Rates in Response-Terminated and Time-Terminated Experimental Sessions.
abstract: Three subjects were exposed to fixed-ratio schedules of reinforcement in a two-phase experiment. In the first phase, sessions were terminated after a fixed number of responses had been emitted. In the second phase, sessions were terminated after a fixed length of time (equivalent to the mean of session lengths when steady state responding occurred in Phase 1). A comparison of response rates showed higher rates for all subjects in Phase 2.
authors.affiliation: a University of Florida , USA.|b Georgia State University , USA.
authors.forename: Alan C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Repp
authors.affiliation: a University of Florida , USA.|b Georgia State University , USA.
authors.forename: Samuel M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Deitz
authors.affiliation: a University of Florida , USA.|b Georgia State University , USA.
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Wolking