siegelp179 {pgirmess}

Data on rats training

Description

Ranks of 18 matched groups of rats after training under three methods of reinforcement.

Usage

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Format

A data frame with 54 observations on the following 3 variables.

block

Group (each of three litter mates)

treatment

A factor for the type of reinforcement with levels RR RU UR

score

Speed of transfer to another behaviour (the lower, the better the learning)

Details

18 blocks made of three rats of the same litter, each being given a different learning pattern (RR, RU or UR)

Source

Grosslight J.H. and Radlow R. (1956) Patterning effect of the nonreinforcement-reinforcement sequence in a discrimination situation. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 49: 542-546 in Siegel & Castellan 1988. Non parametric statistics for the behavioural sciences. Mc Graw Hill Int. Edt.

Examples

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