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Rats given four running trials in an NRNR reward sequence did not perform differently in extinction than rats given an RRRR reward sequence. When 16 R trials were interpolated between the initial sequences and extinction, a PREE was observed. The results were interpreted as supporting a counterconditioning but not a sequential model.
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Supported by Grant GB-14990X from the National Science Foundation to Abram Amsel. The authors wish to express their appreciation to Mark Kristen and Larry Berry who aided in collecting the data.
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Traupmann, K.L., Wong, P.T.P. The small-trial PREE and interpolated CRF training. Psychon Sci 23, 207–208 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336079
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