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The effects of competing responses on performance were examined in a simple T-maze where the number of competing responses inherent to the apparatus and situation were minimal, but where their occurrence could be manipulated. Following reversal training, Ss were frustrated just prior to the choice point of the T-maze. The results supported the prediction that frustrative nonreward would increase the general drive level which would, in turn, lead to greater frequency of choice errors.
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Bruning, J.L., Schmeck, R.R. & Silver, A.I. Frustration, competing responses, and error making. Psychon Sci 22, 47–48 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335931
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