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Experiment 1 found considerable within-S recovery of an approach response previously extinguished by substitution of a quinine mixture for the initial incentive. Experiment 2 involved independent groups including controls that received only the quinine. Little change in behavior (forgetting) occurred over 60 min unless Ss had prior experience with the positive reinforcer.
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1. This research was supported by United States Public Health Service Grant MH-12064 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Chiszar, D.A., Spear, N.E. Proactive interference in retention of nondiscriminative learning. Psychon Sci 12, 87–88 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331206
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