Response duration is sensitive to both immediate and delayed reinforcement.
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DOI: 10.1002/jeab.491
Abstract: We investigated the duration of lever pressing by rats when the delivery of appetitive reinforcers was contingent upon response duration. In the first experiment, response durations increased when duration requirements were imposed, and they decreased… read more here.
Keywords: response; duration; response durations; reinforcement ... See more keywords
Response Durations: A Flexible, No-Cost Tool for Psychological Science
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DOI: 10.1177/09637214221141692
Abstract: Response durations for simple key presses are an easily available but heavily underused measure. Whereas response times dominate the toolbox of experimental psychologists and cognitive modelers alike, any study with standard key-press responses also allows… read more here.
Keywords: response durations; cost; psychological science; science response ... See more keywords