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A method was developed for obtaining generalization gradients in animals that has considerable advantages over previous methods since it (a) does not involve any prior discrimination training, (b) does not require testing in extinction, and (c) yields repeated daily generalization gradients.
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Supported by NSF Grant GB-6999 and NIH Grant MH-14471. We would like to thank Dr. R. J. Herrnstein for helpful discussions and C. E. Thomson for assistance in the experiment.
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Schuster, R.H., Gross, C.G. Maintained generalization gradients in the monkey. Psychon Sci 14, 215 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332799
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