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Six rats learned a discrimination in which they were reinforced for pressing Bar A during a light, no-tone stimulus and for pressing Bar B during a tone, no-light stimulus. Five of the Ss responded at a higher mean rate on Bar B when neither light nor tone was present. All six Ss responded at a higher mean rate on Bar A when both light and tone were present. The results were interpreted as demonstrating stimulus dominance in spite of the fact that both light and tone had gained control over behavior.
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Meltzer, D., Masaki, M.A. Measures of stimulus control and stimulus dominance. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 1, 28–30 (1973). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333328
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