FR3 Schedule

Goal:The goal of this session is to successfully train Despereaux on a FR3 schedule, where she is reinforced for every 3 bar presses.

Procedure: We completed this session using the same software as before, using the program "FR3". 

Observations and Discussion: Despereaux immediately went the the bar when we placed her in the operant box and began pressing. It appears that Des recognizes the bar as the only way to be reinforced. She consistently pressed the bar throughout the 30min session and by the end had 206 bar presses, for a total of 68 reinforcements. She did have some grooming behaviors, but definitely less than in previous days and her sniffing was minimal.

Thursday (10/3)