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Maudsley Reactive and Nonreactive rats were first trained to make a lever press-release response for water reinforcement and then exposed to electric shock punishment. Measures of response rate and response duration showed the reactive strain to be more emotionally responsive to punishment than the nonreactive strain.
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1. Research supported by Grant GB 5179 from the National Science Foundation to D. P. Ferraro.
2. Research carried out under National Science Foundation Grant GY 170 for undergraduate research participation.
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Ferraro, D.P., York, K.M. Punishment effects in rats selectively bred for emotional elimination. Psychon Sci 10, 177–178 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331468
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