Delaying reinforcement typically has been thought to retard the rate of acquisition of an association, but there is evidence that it may facilitate acquisition of some difficult simultaneous discriminations. After describing several cases in which delaying reinforcement can facilitate acquisition, we suggest that under conditions in which the magnitude of reinforcement is difficult to discriminate, the introduction of a delay between choice and reinforcement can facilitate the discrimination. In the present experiment, we tested the hypothesis that the discrimination between one pellet of food for choice of one alternative and two pellets of food for choice of another may be a difficult discrimination when choice consists of a single peck. If a 10-s delay occurs between choice and reinforcement, however, the discrimination is significantly easier. It is suggested that when discrimination between the outcomes of a choice is difficult and impulsive choice leads to immediate reinforcement, acquisition may be retarded. Under these conditions, the introduction of a brief delay may facilitate acquisition.

中文翻译：

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如果在选择之后延迟补强，鸽子将难以学习。

通常认为延迟加固会延迟关联的获取速度，但有证据表明，这可能会有助于同时获取一些困难的区分。在描述了延缓补强可以促进获取的几种情况之后，我们建议在难以区分补强大小的条件下，在选择和补强之间引入延迟可以促进区分。在本实验中，我们检验了一个替代的选择的食品之​​一粒料和另一种选择食物两种粒料之间的区分可以是难以辨别时的选择由一个单一的啄的。但是，如果在选择和强化之间发生10 s的延迟，则辨别就容易得多。建议当在选择的结果之间进行区分是困难的并且冲动的选择导致立即加强时，获取可能会受到阻碍。在这种情况下，短暂的延迟可能有助于采集。