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Suppressive and Facilitative Effects of Shock Intensity and Interresponse Times Followed by Shock
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Everly, Jessica B.; Perone, Michael – Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2012
Although response-dependent shock often suppresses responding, response facilitation can occur. In two experiments, we examined the suppressive and facilitative effects of shock by manipulating shock intensity and the interresponse times that produced shock. Rats' lever presses were reinforced on a variable-interval 40-s schedule of food…
Descriptors: Animals, Experiments, Animal Behavior, Punishment