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The present study explored the effect of intermittent reinforcement on the hypothesized relationship between discrimination training and extinction. In two replications with 18 albino rats each, two groups received discrimination training and one group received nondiscrimination training. Contrary to previous findings, in the first replication, the nondiscrimination group was more resistant to extinction than either discrimination group. In the second replication, there was no difference between any group in resistance to extinction.
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McCroskery, J.H. Resistance to extinction following discrimination and nondiscrimination training with intermittent reinforcement. Psychon Sci 19, 23–25 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335488
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