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Albino rats were assigned to four experimental conditions including an escape and three intermittent shock conditions. Ss were given 20 shock trials at 1.0 ma intensity in a straight alley maze, followed by extinction trials. Differences in RE were found among the intermittent shock groups, and the escape condition produced the same degree of resistance to extinction as two intermittent shock conditions. This latter finding is contrary to previous comparisons of escape and intermittent shock conditions.
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Kleban, M.H. A comparison of different types of intermittent shock schedules. Psychon Sci 10, 179–180 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331469
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