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<p>Pairs of undergraduates were exposed to a two-component multiple schedule comprised of two progressive-ratio (PR) schedules. In one component of the multiple schedule, the total number of key-presses by both participants of a pair meeting a PR requirement resulted in points exchangeable for money given to each participant (the PR schedule of collective reinforcement, PRC, component). In the other component, each participant obtained points depending on their own key-presses that met the PR requirement (the PR schedule of individual reinforcement, PR, component). For 6 of the 10 pairs of participants, the reinforcers per minute were lower during the PRC component than during the PR component, suggesting that collective reinforcement was less efficient than individual reinforcement. Previous results suggesting the inefficiency of collective reinforcement were obtained from experiments using strict contingencies, contaminated procedures, or no control conditions. By contrast, the present results demonstrate this effect under relatively simple contingencies, without concurrent schedule contamination, and with an individual-reinforcement control condition.</p>

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Responses under a Progressive-Ratio Schedule of Collective Reinforcement

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    2026年3月1日

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  • Hiroto Okouchi

摘要

Pairs of undergraduates were exposed to a two-component multiple schedule comprised of two progressive-ratio (PR) schedules. In one component of the multiple schedule, the total number of key-presses by both participants of a pair meeting a PR requirement resulted in points exchangeable for money given to each participant (the PR schedule of collective reinforcement, PRC, component). In the other component, each participant obtained points depending on their own key-presses that met the PR requirement (the PR schedule of individual reinforcement, PR, component). For 6 of the 10 pairs of participants, the reinforcers per minute were lower during the PRC component than during the PR component, suggesting that collective reinforcement was less efficient than individual reinforcement. Previous results suggesting the inefficiency of collective reinforcement were obtained from experiments using strict contingencies, contaminated procedures, or no control conditions. By contrast, the present results demonstrate this effect under relatively simple contingencies, without concurrent schedule contamination, and with an individual-reinforcement control condition.