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Response-independent shocks were delivered to six Ss previously trained to avoid shock. The response rate failed to recover when shocks were administered immediately following an avoidance-extinction procedure. The avoidance response rate was reinstated when shocks were presented 24 h after extinction. A second experiment involving six Ss demonstrated that when the avoidance session was immediately followed by response-independent shocks, the avoidance response rate was maintained.
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The research was supported by Grant GB-8505 NSF to Dr. Harry M. B. Hurwitz.
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Hurwitz, H.M.B., Roberts, A.E. & Greenway, L. Extinction and maintenance of avoidance behavior using response-independent shocks. Psychon Sci 28, 176–178 (1972). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328701
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