A Paradigm for Operant Conditioning in Blow Flies ('Phormia Terrae Novae' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
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| Title: | A Paradigm for Operant Conditioning in Blow Flies ('Phormia Terrae Novae' Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sokolowski, Michel B. C., Disma, Gerald, Abramson, Charles I. |
| Source: | Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Jan 2010 93(1):81-89. |
| Availability: | Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Available from: Indiana University Department of Psychology. Bloomington, IN 47405-1301. Tel: 812-334-0395; FAX: 812-855-4691; e-mail: jeab@indiana.edu; Web site: http://seab.envmed.rochester.edu/jeab/index.html |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Operant Conditioning, Responses, Behavioral Science Research, Animals, Reinforcement, Contingency Management, Food |
| ISSN: | 0022-5002 |
| Abstract: | An operant conditioning situation for the blow fly ("Protophormia terrae novae") is described. Individual flies are trained to enter and reenter a hole as the operant response. Only a few sessions of contingent reinforcement are required to increase response rates. When the response is no longer followed by food, the rate of entering the hole decreases. Control procedures revealed that rate of responding is not a simple overall result of feeding or of aging. The flies entered into the hole only if the response was required to obtain the food. (Contains 7 figures.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 49 |
| Entry Date: | 2010 |
| Access URL: | https://seab.envmed.rochester.edu/jeab/toc/2010/jeabjan10.php |
| Accession Number: | EJ872843 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | An operant conditioning situation for the blow fly ("Protophormia terrae novae") is described. Individual flies are trained to enter and reenter a hole as the operant response. Only a few sessions of contingent reinforcement are required to increase response rates. When the response is no longer followed by food, the rate of entering the hole decreases. Control procedures revealed that rate of responding is not a simple overall result of feeding or of aging. The flies entered into the hole only if the response was required to obtain the food. (Contains 7 figures.) |
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| ISSN: | 0022-5002 |
