Reward value effects on timing in the peak procedure |
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Authors: | Tiffany Galtress |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK |
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Abstract: | Three experiments examined the effect of motivational variables on timing in the peak procedure. In Experiment 1, rats received a 60-s peak procedure that was coupled with long-term, between-phase changes in reinforcer magnitude. Increases in reinforcer magnitude produced a leftward shift in the peak that persisted for 20 sessions of training. In a final phase, the rats received lithium chloride-induced aversion prior to testing and a rightward shift in the peak was observed. Experiment 2 confirmed the rightward shift in the peak under lithium chloride devaluation and induced a comparable shift with satiety devaluation. The degree of rightward shift was neither additive nor multiplicative, suggesting that two processes may have contributed. Experiment 3 examined the effect of extinction on peak responding, revealing a decrease in response rate, but no evidence of any change in the timing of responding. The implications of the results for contemporary timing theories are discussed. |
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Keywords: | Timing Time perception Peak procedure Fixed interval Reinforcer magnitude Reinforcer devaluation Rats |
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