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Mongolian gerbils were generally superior to albino rats in the acquisition of free-operant avoidance. Members of both species learned to avoid much more successfully when the shock-shock interval was of shorter duration than the response-shock interval, as compared to acquisition when these intervals were equal. As a whole, the results extend the generality of data obtained from albino rats in avoidance situations.
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Powell, R.W. Acquisition of free-operant (Sidman) avoidance in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) and albino rats. Psychon Sci 22, 279–281 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335955
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