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Rats were trained in a runway for five days with a 0, 1, 2, or 4- sec delay between grid drop and shock onset followed by four days of extinction with punishment. The 0- sec (escape) Ss showed less resistance to extinction and slower running during extinction.
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1. This research was supported by Grant MH 11734-02 from the National Institutes of Health to Judson S. Brown. We wish to thank Sally Bouska, Ann Stevens, Sharon Rolfson, and Warren Klare for their assistance.
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Beecroft, R.S., Brown, J.S. Punishment following escape and avoidance training. Psychon Sci 8, 349–350 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332234
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