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Four groups of rats were given six acquisition trials under continuous reward, continuous delay of reward, partial reward, or partial delay of reward, following which all Ss received continuous delay. It was found that the partial reward and the partial delay of reward groups were significantly more persistent during the shift phase than the continuous reward group. No differences were found over trials between either the two partial groups or between each one and the continuous delay group.
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Shanab, M.E., Cavallaro, G. Transfer between nonreward and delay of reward following minimal acquisition training. Animal Learning & Behavior 1, 179–182 (1973). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03199070
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