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A single injection into adult male rats of the marihuana homologue, pyrahexyl, disrupted the suppressive effect in a CER situation of a stimulus previously paired with shock. The latency to resume the operant in the pyrahexyl-injected Ss was one-half that shown by control animals. Three possible explanations for the effect are discussed.
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Abel, E.L. Effects of the marihuana homologue, pyrahexyl, on a conditioned emotional response. Psychon Sci 16, 44 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331906
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