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Behavior induced by periodic food delivery: The effects of interfood interval.

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Innis, NK; Simmelhag-Grant, VL; Staddon, JE
Published in: Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior
March 1983

Pigeons were exposed to fixed-time schedules of food presentation ranging from five to 300 seconds. Although consistent, stereotyped response patterns developed during interfood intervals on all schedules, there were distinct differences in the behavior observed on schedules with short, as opposed to long, intervals. During the shorter intervals, responses were performed quite vigorously, a feeder-directed terminal response was observed, and most activities were localized near the feeder. On the longer schedules, no feeder-directed terminal response developed, although the birds were usually near the feeder at the end of intervals. The predominant response involved moving about the chamber, often pacing along one of the walls. Performance during short intervals is accounted for quite well by the antagonistic-motivational state hypothesis suggested by Staddon (1977); however, performance during longer intervals is not. Behavior during interfood intervals may more accurately be classified as reflecting a single (food) motivational state and described simply in terms of Craig's (1918) appetitive behavior.

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Published In

Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior

DOI

EISSN

1938-3711

ISSN

0022-5002

Publication Date

March 1983

Volume

39

Issue

2

Start / End Page

309 / 322

Related Subject Headings

  • Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology
  • 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Innis, N. K., Simmelhag-Grant, V. L., & Staddon, J. E. (1983). Behavior induced by periodic food delivery: The effects of interfood interval. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 39(2), 309–322. https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1983.39-309
Innis, N. K., V. L. Simmelhag-Grant, and J. E. Staddon. “Behavior induced by periodic food delivery: The effects of interfood interval.Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior 39, no. 2 (March 1983): 309–22. https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1983.39-309.
Innis NK, Simmelhag-Grant VL, Staddon JE. Behavior induced by periodic food delivery: The effects of interfood interval. Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior. 1983 Mar;39(2):309–22.
Innis, N. K., et al. “Behavior induced by periodic food delivery: The effects of interfood interval.Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, vol. 39, no. 2, Mar. 1983, pp. 309–22. Epmc, doi:10.1901/jeab.1983.39-309.
Innis NK, Simmelhag-Grant VL, Staddon JE. Behavior induced by periodic food delivery: The effects of interfood interval. Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior. 1983 Mar;39(2):309–322.

Published In

Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior

DOI

EISSN

1938-3711

ISSN

0022-5002

Publication Date

March 1983

Volume

39

Issue

2

Start / End Page

309 / 322

Related Subject Headings

  • Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology
  • 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
  • 5202 Biological psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1701 Psychology