Title
Positive and negative successive contrast effects following multiple shifts in reward magnitude under high drive and immediate reinforcement
Abstract
Multiple shifts in reward amount were given to rats in a straight runway. Both positive and negative contrast effects were observed. A positive contrast effect was observed, however, only if the shift from small to large reward occurred while the subject was evidencing a negative contrast effect. Implications for current conceptions of reinforcement contrast are discussed. © 1976 Psychonomic Society, Inc.
Department(s)
Psychology
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03214443
Publication Date
12-1-1976
Recommended Citation
Maxwell, Frederick R., Richard S. Calef, D. W. Murray, J. C. Shepard, and R. A. Norville. "Positive and negative successive contrast effects following multiple shifts in reward magnitude under high drive and immediate reinforcement." Animal Learning & Behavior 4, no. 4 (1976): 480-484.
Journal Title
Animal Learning & Behavior
