On the Constancy of the Rate of Responding under Variable-Interval Schedules.
Variable-interval (VI) schedules are commonly regarded as maintaining a constant rate of responding. However, the pattern of responding in time sustained by a VI depends on the distribution of intervals with which it is constructed. In fact, it is thought that the type of VIs that sustain constant r...
| Publicado en: | Psychological Record Vol. 75; no. 1; pp. 35 - 41 |
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