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The effects of magnitude and percent reward on resistance to extinction were investigated with four acquisition trials. It was found that differential magnitudes of reward resulted in significantly different running speeds in acquisition and that partially rewarded Ss showed greater resistance to extinction than continuously rewarded Ss. The results are discussed in terms of the Amsel-Spence frustration hypothesis.
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Padilla, A.M. A few acquisition trials: Effects of magnitude and percent reward. Psychon Sci 9, 241–242 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332202
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