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Punishment of irritable aggression
Author(s) -
Follick Michael J.,
Knutson John F.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
aggressive behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1098-2337
pISSN - 0096-140X
DOI - 10.1002/1098-2337(1978)4:1<1::aid-ab2480040102>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - aggression , punishment (psychology) , shock (circulatory) , psychology , developmental psychology , medicine
In a series of three experiments using a restrained target procedure the influence of shock punishment of shock‐induced aggression in rats was assessed. Regardless of prior experience with shock‐induced aggression, punishment resulted in a suppression of the frequency and total duration of the fighting behavior. In addition, possible alternative explanations that have clouded studies of punishment of irritable aggression were ruled out by demonstrating that the suppression was not a consequence of altered parameters of shock frequency and duration.