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N H AZRIN, R R HUTCHINSON, R MCLAUGHLIN.
Abstract
Squirrel monkeys were provided with a chain-pulling response which produced an inanimate object that could be attacked. In the absence of pain-shock, little or no chain-pulling occurred. When pain-shocks were delivered, chain-pulling responses increased. The chain-pulling response was successively reinforced, extinguished, reinforced, and again extinguished by presenting or withdrawing the opportunity to attack as the reinforcing event. Aggression appears to be a distinctive motivational state which is produced by aversive stimulation and which can be used to condition and maintain new behavior.Entities:
Keywords: AGGRESSION; ELECTROSHOCK; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; LEARNING; MONKEYS; MOTIVATION; PAIN; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY)
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Year: 1965 PMID: 14302750 PMCID: PMC1338385 DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1965.8-171
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Anal Behav ISSN: 0022-5002 Impact factor: 2.468