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For group 1 a light occurred with a blood pressure cuff inflation (CS+) and shock (UCS) followed 9 sec. later while no shock followed cuff inflation alone (CS−). For group 2 CS− was cuff inflation + light while CS+ was the cuff inflation alone followed by shock. The CS+ was significantly higher than the CS− pressure for each group in the conditioning and reconditioning phases suggesting discriminative control had been achieved.
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1. This research was supported in part by Grant No. MH 10628-01 from the National Institute of Mental Health, U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Public Health Service.
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De Leon, G. Stimulus control of human systolic blood pressure. Psychon Sci 6, 63–64 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03327958
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