Abstract
Twenty-four albino rats received 108 trials in a differential conditioning apparatus with the sequence of discriminandum presentation designed to simulate L-shaped double-alley procedures. Discrimination animals ran faster to large reward than did nondiscrimination (control) animals.
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Supported by Research Grant MH-10340 and Training Grant MH 07817 from the United States Public Health Service
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McHewitt, E.R., Calef, R.S., Maxwell, F.R. et al. Synthesis of double alley and discrimination phenomena: Apparent positive S+ contrast in differential conditioning. Psychon Sci 16, 137–139 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336339
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Keywords
- Discrimination Training
- Large Reward
- Reward Magnitude
- Small Reward
- Differential Conditioning