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Preceding a verbal-conditioning experiment, half the Ss were told the response-reinforcement contingency, and the other half were given no information. During the operant period, informed Ss showed a higher critical response level than did the uninformed ones; however, neither level nor rate differences were found during the acquisition and extinction periods. Differences were lacking also in the percent “aware” informed and uninformed Ss. These results were discussed in terms of the methodological problems investigators confront in interpreting the relationship between awareness reports and verbal conditioning.
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The preparation of this paper was supported by a grant to the senior author from the Graduate Council of Wake Forest llniversity.
The authors are indebted to John E. Wil1iams and Leonard D. Goodstein for their critical reading of this paper.
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Richman, C.L., Riddle, E., Schneider, G. et al. The relationship between awareness and verbal conditioning. Psychon Sci 18, 99–100 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335716
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