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Responding in a double runway following the cessation of reinforcement in the first goalbox was studied as a function of either 35 or 75 prior reinforcements in the first goalbox. Second runway speeds showed a greater increase for the 75-rein forcement group. Results were discussed in terms of frustration theory.
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This study was supported by Grant No. MH 13387-01 from the National Institute of Mental Health to the first author.
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Stimmel, D.T., Adams, P.C. The magnitude of the frustration effect as a function of the number of previously reinforced trials. Psychon Sci 16, 31–32 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331898
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