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Using two counterpart pairs of groups, rats were trained to discriminate between 4 kHz tones spaced 5 dB apart at the high or low ends of an intensity continuum. The major findings agree with those of Sadowsky (1966) who, using 10 dB separations, found a large amount of dynamism at high intensities, but none at low intensities. However, some details of the present results differ and may be related to the SD-SΔ separation variable.
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1. This paper is based on part of a thesis submitted to the Graduate School of Brown University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Psychology. The research was conducted while the author was a PHS predoctoral fellow and was supported by NIH Grant HD-00928, Dr. Rosemary Pierrel, principal investigator.
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Blue, S. Stimulus intensity dynamism during two-valued auditory discrimination acquisition: a systematic replication. Psychon Sci 8, 29–30 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03330651
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