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The suppression and recovery of a consummatory response (licking a sugar solution) was studied as a function of three parameters: (a) whether punishment was contingent upon the act or not, (b) locus of punishment application (tongue vs paws), and (c) frequency (zero to six trials). Shock temporarily suppressed responding in all groups, but only the Contingent Paw Shock group differed from the Control group in recovery time. Some conceptual considerations are suggested.
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This study was supported by a University of Houston Faculty Research Support Program grant to the senior author.
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Braud, W.G., Prytula, R.E. Licking suppression and recovery as functions of contingency, locus, and frequency of punishment1. Psychon Sci 14, 16–17 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336401
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