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Post-reinforcement pauses were measured after each segment of the schedule alternating mixed FR15FR45. Within session pauses after each ratio were roughly equal at first, but those after FR15 typically lengthened abruptly, and lengthened sooner when larger quantities of the reinforcer were given immediately before experimental sessions.
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This study was financed by a grant from the Arts and Sciences Division of the American University of Beirut. The assistance of the grantor and of Mr. D. A. Ramsay are gratefully acknowledged.
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Now at Washington State University.
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Patrikiou, V.D., Keehn, J.D. The effect of partial satiation on pauses after reinforcements scheduled on alternating fixed ratios. Psychon Sci 1, 79–80 (1964). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342799
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