An experimental study of the relationship between secondary reinforcing and cue effects of a stimulus.

Abstract

"Two experiments were reported in which rats were first trained to approach and lick a water dipper in response to the sound of a buzzer. This training was followed by a secondary-reinforcement test in which lever-pressing produced the buzzer but no water. In both cases control Ss received identical initial training, but during the final test they received the buzzer when they had failed to press the lever. This procedure provided for control of the 'cue error,' which was defined and considered in some detail." No indications of secondary reinforcing effects are shown in either experiment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)