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AVOIDANCE CONDITIONING WITH SHOCK CONTINGENT UPON THE AVOIDANCE RESPONSE 1
Author(s) -
Lambert Joseph V.,
Bersh Philip J.,
Hineline Philip N.,
Smith G. David
Publication year - 1973
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.1973.19-361
Subject(s) - avoidance learning , avoidance response , conditioning , psychology , shock (circulatory) , lever , conditioned response , reinforcement , audiology , cognitive psychology , classical conditioning , social psychology , neuroscience , medicine , mathematics , statistics , physics , quantum mechanics
Rats learned either a lever‐press response, a shuttle response or a one‐way crossing response, which produced one immediate shock but was instrumental in avoiding five identical shocks scheduled to occur later. These responses were acquired both with and without support of an escape contingency. These results support shock‐frequency reduction as a sufficient condition for the acquisition and maintenance of avoidance.