Abstract
A large number of studies support the notion that durations of the preratio pause found with fixed-ratio schedules of reinforcement are related inversely to the attractiveness of the reinforcer. An exception to this generalization has recently been reported, however, by Lowe, Davey, and Harzem (1974), who found that magnitude of a liquid reinforcer was positively related to pause durations when all magnitudes were presented within each session. The present data indicate that the Lowe et al. finding may be specific to their experimental design: When performance was studied under steady-state conditions, pause durations were inversely related to reinforcer magnitude.
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