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Cebus monkeys were subjected to differential classical, differential avoidance, or differential classical-avoidance eyelid conditioning. Conditioning performance was analyzed in terms of both response probability and eyeblink magnitude. The response-probability analysis failed to reveal either acquisition or discrimination under any treatment condition. The magnitude analysis demonstrated differentiation in the within-Ss comparison of the two conditioning paradigms and suggested differentiation in the differential-avoidance group.
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This research was jointly supported by USPHS Grants MH-08887 and HE-06379, the latter a primate facilities support grant under the direction of A. F. Moreland, D.V.M.
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Milan, M.A., Pennypacker, H.S. A magnitude analysis of differential classical, avoidance, and classical-avoidance eyelid conditioning in the monkey (Cebus Albifrons). Psychon Sci 19, 151–153 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335522
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