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Extinction of free-operant avoidance behavior of rats was studied under conditions in which a response either resulted in a response-contingent event (feedback) or had no scheduled consequence. Probes and the original conditions of training were alternated. The time to reach the criterion of extinction and the number of responses in extinction were greater when a feedback stimulus was available. Cyclic patterns of responding were observed during both free-operant avoidance and extinction.
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Supported by NSF Grant GB-8505 to Dr. Harry M. B. Hurwitz.
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Roberts, A.E., Greenway, L. & Hurwitz, H.M.B. Extinction of free-operant avoidance with and without feedback. Psychon Sci 20, 283–285 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329068
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