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Abstract
Research has revealed the phenomenon of conditioned suppression in which the rate of responding is reduced during a stimulus that is paired with noncontingent shock. The present study replicated this procedure, but used noncontingent positive reinforcers instead of the aversive shock. The lever-pressing responses of rats were reinforced with food or water. While the rats were responding, a stimulus was occasionally presented and paired with the delivery of a noncontingent positive reinforcer, which was either food, water, or brain stimulation for different rats. The result was a reduction in the rate of responding during the conditioned stimulus. This finding shows that conditioned suppression occurs during a signal for reinforcing as well as aversive stimuli.Entities:
Year: 1969 PMID: 16811337 PMCID: PMC1338587 DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1969.12-167
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Anal Behav ISSN: 0022-5002 Impact factor: 2.468