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Two experiments were conducted with goldfish, Carassius auratus, to assess the effects of inescapable shocks on subsequent escape/avoidance conditioning. Results indicate that inescapable shock presentations interfere with later avoidance training when Ss are tested 0, 24, and 48 h following inescapable shocks. However, the interference effect dissipates with time so that in 72 h Ss are capable of avoiding shock. The findings confirm the cross-species generality of the interference effect.
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Padilla, A.M., Padilla, C., Ketterer, T. et al. Inescapable shocks and subsequent escape/avoidance conditioning in goldfish, Carassius auratus . Psychon Sci 20, 295–296 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329075
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