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Instrumental Modification of Autonomic behavior

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The GSR to a signal light was observed as a function of contingent receipt or avoidance of shock. An “avoidance” paradigm appears to increase frequency of response to the CS and to reduce average response magnitude. A “punishment” paradigm appears to decrease frequency of responding and to reduce average magnitude of response even more than the avoidance paradigm.

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  1. University of Southern California, USA

    William W. Grings & Sidney Carlin

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Supported in part by Grant M 03916 from the National Institute of Mental Health.

The authors are grateful to Mr. Tadao Uno for assistance in collection of data.

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Grings, W.W., Carlin, S. Instrumental Modification of Autonomic behavior. Psychol Rec 16, 153–159 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393654

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