Spatial order of events and distribution of activity in the supplementary function
Abstract
We explore the effects of varying the spatial order of water production availability on the trajectories employed by the organism and the spatio-temporal location of its responses (head introduction into the liquid dispenser and lever pressure). Two groups of four rats were exposed in expanded conditioning chambers to conditions in which production availability varied by three levers. For Group 1, in Phase 1 availability was limited to one lever, in Phase 2 it varied in sequential order across three levers. In Phase 3, availability varied randomly across three levers. Group 2 was exposed to similar phases but in a reverse order. The results showed that the rats reproduced the spatial parameters programmed for water production. A consistent carryover effect was observed between rats, which was interpreted as functional detachment.
Keywords
Behavior theory, Supplementary function, Spatial behavior, RatsReferences
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