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Groups of rats run in a straight alley differed on the basis of reinforcement conditions in the start box. One group (P) received random 50% reinforcement, another group (C) had consistent reinforcement conditions. Subgroups of Group C received either 100% or 0% reinforcement in the start box. Group P responded differentially on reinforced and nonrein-forced trials in acquisition and was more resistant to extinction than Group C.
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McCain, G., & McVean, G. Performance in a straight alley following inconsistent or consistent reinforcement in the start box. Paper read at Midwestern Psychological Association Meeting, May, 1966.
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Some of these data were reported at Midwestern Psychological Association Convention, May, 1966.
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McCain, G., Power, R. Extinction as a function of reinforcement conditions in the start box. Psychon Sci 5, 193–194 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328348
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