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In a recent article which appeared in this journal, Biederman and Furedy (1976) have challenged the validity of many studies dealing with signaled and unsignaled shock schedules. The merits of Biederman and Furedy’s arguments are discussed here. Furedy and Biederman have been both careless and selective in their reporting of research. A careful reading of the existing literature is sufficient to counter the criticisms of the studies they have reported.
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Preparation of this article was supported by a grant from the Research Foundation of the State University of New York. The author gratefully acknowledges the helpful comments of Pietro Badia.
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Harsh, J. Preference for Signaled Shock: A Well Established and Reliable Phenomenon. Psychol Rec 28, 281–289 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03394537
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