Term of Award
Spring 1977
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (restricted to Georgia Southern)
Department
Department of Psychology
Committee Chair
Paul R. Kleinginna, Jr.
Committee Member 1
J. Peter Kincaid
Committee Member 2
Georgelle Thomas
Abstract
Three Icing snakes were differentially reinforced on a lighted and an unlighted key for water reinforcement. All snakes were first reinforced for pressing either key, then only the non-preferred key was reinforced. For all three subjects, percentages on a once preferred key gradually decreased, with corresponding increases on a reinforced key. Moulting slightly reduced response rates, body weight, and water consumption; however, no re-training after moulting was necessary. Response clusters, latencies, and inter-response times were quite uniform for all snakes.
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Recommended Citation
Seamens, Joe Olin, "Differential Reinforcement of Key Responses in the King Snake (Lampropeltus getulus getulus)" (1977). Legacy ETDs. 646.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd_legacy/646
