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Guinea pigs were given shuttlebox avoidance training with one of three different shock intensities. Low shock produced the most rapid acquisition and highest final performance. In a second session, 48 h after the first, there was a marked and immediate increase in performance of low- and medium-shock animals. These results are attributed to the interference of performance by incompatible responses elicited by high emotional arousal that dissipates with time after initial training.
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This research was supported by National Research Council of Canada Grant APA 68 and was conducted at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
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Rabedeau, R.G., Webster, C.D. Shock intensity effects in shuttle-box conditioning of guinea pigs. Psychon Sci 19, 185–186 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335543
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