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The effects of shock intensity and d-amphetamine on a shuttlebox avoidance response were factorially assessed. Avoidance learning was facilitated by the drug and inversely related to shock intensity but the two variables did not interact. The results were discussed in terms of D’Amato’s anticipatory response hypothesis.
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Cicala, G.A., Kremer, E. The effects of shock Intensity and d-amphetamine on avoidance learning. Psychon Sci 14, 41–42 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336416
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