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SOME ASPECTS OF SELF AVERSIVE STIMULATION IN THE HOODED RAT 1
Author(s) -
Sandler Jack
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
journal of the experimental analysis of behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1938-3711
pISSN - 0022-5002
DOI - 10.1901/jeab.1964.7-409
Subject(s) - reinforcement , extinction (optical mineralogy) , shock (circulatory) , punishment (psychology) , stimulation , psychology , developmental psychology , audiology , neuroscience , social psychology , medicine , physics , optics
Three hooded rats were trained to bar press for variable‐ratio liquid reinforcement after which an electric shock was delivered following the response. Initially, the shock was presented on a FR 100 basis but the frequency was gradually increased until all responses were punished. Finally, a partial extinction procedure was conducted to determine if the shock resulted in increased bar pressing. No durable suppression of responding occurred, although one subject's rate was reduced during continuous shock. The overall trend for the three animals was one of increased responding. Changes in the pattern of responding were also observed suggesting that the suppressive effects of the punishment were largely restricted to the first response following reinforcement. Increased responding as a function of shock reintroduction during extinction was also observed.