I don't have the precise reference with me, but I have always liked
Ferster & Skinner's yoked comparison of VI and VR schedules of
reinforcement. One animal on a VR schedule determined the intervals
for the VI animal in that reinforcement was set up for both when the
VR animal completed the next required number of responses minus one.
This controlled for the number of reinforcements given but still
permitted the VR subject to influence the rate of reinforcement with its
response rate whereas the VI animal had no such influence.
Now that I think about it, I am not sure who did the study, but I'm
pretty sure it was described in Ferster and Skinner's book, Schedules
of Reinforcement. Could be wrong though. I have been many times this
week already.
Tim Gaines
>Can someone give me a few examples of notably studies that employed
>a yoked- controlled design?
>I am aware of the executive monkey study of Brady.
>What others are there?
>
>Michael Sylvester
>aytona Beach,Florida
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