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Twenty-four rats were trained to respond to two bars for reward delayed 30 sec. Shock was introduced contingent upon a response to the preferred bar during 120 choice trials during test. Group 1 received immediate shock, Group 2 received shock 24 sec after responding, and Group 3 received the 24-sec delayed shock, plus a signal between response and shock. Group 4 received Group 3 training plus 40 signal-shock pairings before testing. Response shift away from the preferred bar was significantly less in Group 2 than in the other groups, which were virtually indistinguishable.
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This research was supported by NSF Grant No. GY-2730 (URP) and was done at Oberlin College.
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Fleishman, S.B., Tedford, W.H. & Perkins, C.C. The effect of delay of punishment on choice behavior. Psychon Sci 19, 263–264 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328808
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328808