Optimal response rates in humans and rats

The analysis of response rates has been highly influential in psychology, giving rise to many prominent theories of learning. There is, however, growing interest in explaining response rates, not as a global response to associations or value, but as a decision about how to space responses in time. R...

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Published in:Journal of experimental psychology. Animal learning and cognition Vol. 41; no. 1; p. 39
Main Authors: Freestone, David M, Balcı, Fuat, Simen, Patrick, Church, Russell M
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.01.2015
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Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Decision Making - physiology
Female
Humans
Male
Models, Psychological
Photic Stimulation
Probability
Psychomotor Performance - physiology
Rats - physiology
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Reward
Young Adult
ISSN:2329-8464, 2329-8464
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Summary:The analysis of response rates has been highly influential in psychology, giving rise to many prominent theories of learning. There is, however, growing interest in explaining response rates, not as a global response to associations or value, but as a decision about how to space responses in time. Recently, researchers have shown that humans and mice can time a single response optimally; that is, in a way that maximizes reward. Here, we use the well-established differential reinforcement of low rates (DRL) timing task to show that humans and rats come close to optimizing reinforcement rate, but respond systematically faster than they should.
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ISSN:2329-8464
2329-8464
DOI:10.1037/xan0000049