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The design of a vibrotactile CS which can be used with a standard operant-conditioning chamber is described. An experiment using rats in a CER paradigm demonstrated that the vibrotactile CS was effectively orthogonal to an auditory CS and that it had no special prepared relationship to the electric foot-shock US.
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The research reported was supported by Public Health Service Grant MH24445-03 to Edwin Kremer. The basic design grew out of a conversation with J. Rudy, Department of Psychology, Princeton University. Reprints may be obtained from E. Kremer, Department of Psychology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755.
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Maffione, J., Kremer, E. Excitatory Conditioning to A Vibrotactile Stimulus Using Rats in a CER Paradigm. Psychol Rec 28, 237–243 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03394532
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