SCHEDULE INDUCED BEHAVIOR IN RATS

尽管众所周知，计划诱导饮酒发生在 间歇性的食物强化计划，其机制是 饮酒的出现仍然是一个谜。拟议中的实验将检验 四个主要假设。第一次喝酒是一种条件性反应，即 受与其他条件性反应相同的基本规律控制。第二, 饮酒是因为对即将到来的送餐的预期，而不是 作为对先前小球的反应而发生的。第三，出现了竞争 在饮酒和操纵剂之间，这可能导致移位 喝到间歇期的早期部分。最后， 饮酒可能会受到计时机制的控制，其方式与 操作型反应。实验结果将用三种方法进行解释。 确定时间轨迹和时间轨迹的主要计时理论 从理论上讲，饮酒持续时间可以用同样的方式来模拟 操作响应方式，如按下杠杆。如有必要， 将对理论进行修改，以适应以下结果 拟议中的实验。

Although it is well-established that schedule-induced drinking occurs on intermittent schedules of food reinforcement, the mechanism by which drinking arises is still a mystery. The proposed experiments will test four major hypotheses. First drinking is a conditioned response that is controlled by the same basic laws as other conditioned responses. Second, drinking arises in anticipation of upcoming food delivery rather than occurring as a reaction to the previous pellet. Third, competition occurs between drinking and the operant, which can result in the displacement of drinking to the early portion of the interpellent interval. Finally, drinking may be controlled by timing mechanisms in much the same way as operant responses. The experimental results will be interpreted with three major theories of timing to determine whether the temporal locus and duration of bouts of drinking may be theoretically modeled in the same manner as operant responses such as lever pressing. If necessary, modifications in the theories will be made to accommodate the results of the proposed experiments.