Effects of CS Presence and Duration on Suppression of Positively Reinforced Responding in the Rat
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13667674 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eliot Shimoff (United States Department of Veterans Affairs, corresponding author), E H Shimoff (FDR Veterans Administration Hospital), W N Schoenfeld (Queens College), Arthur G Snapper (United States Department of Veterans Affairs) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 111-114 |
| Publication date | 1969-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1969.25.1.111 |
| OpenAlex | W2051211493 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
The variable of CS duration preceding unavoidable electric shock was investigated with rats as Ss. For the 6 durations examined from 3.75 to 60 sec, suppression of positively reinforced bar-pressing in the presence of CS was complete. While response suppression between CS presentations was initially severe, it gradually dissipated as the experiment progressed. A separate group of rats received unavoidable shocks not preceded by a stimulus. General suppression of responding throughout the session was more severe than with the cued-shock groups, and recovery was slower. The difference in the effects of uncued shock and cued shock was confirmed when stimulus presentation conditions were reversed between the subject groups
Audiology · Cognitive psychology · Cued speech · Developmental psychology · Reinforcement · Shock (circulatory · Stimulus (psychology · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1972 - 1979 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |