FURTHER EVALUATION OF REINFORCER MAGNITUDE EFFECTS IN NONCONTINGENT SCHEDULES

Abstract

We closely replicated the procedures of a previous study that showed a positive relationship between reinforcer magnitude and the response‐rate‐reducing effects of noncontingent schedules (NCS). NCS reduced response rates, as expected, but the NCS‐magnitude effect was not reproduced, illuminating possible weaknesses of current arbitrary‐response procedures and suggesting avenues for future research.