[From Chris Cherpas (980612.1600 PT)]
Rick Marken (980611.1600)--
So far we have only had one iteration so either everyone is satisfied
with the design I proposed or no one want to work on it anymore. Whatever.
Sorry, Rick, I might have deleted the message that contained your
proposal, so I haven't read it. The topic of "giving up" reminds
me of the EAB research on progressive ratio schedules: each time
the rat completes a ratio, the ratio requirement is increased,
until finally, the rat reaches a breaking point where no bar-presses
are observed for a substantial period of time (e.g., 10 minutes).
The rat is still hungry, and each bar-press would bring it one
step closer to food, but it stops pressing. Does this situation
describe anything related to what you are discussing?
Best regards,
cc