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One group of rats (Group D) received differential reward conditioning in the first alley (AI) of the double-alley apparatus prior to the administration of nonrewarded (N) test trials in both S+ and S-. Nondiscrimination groups always received the magnitude associated with S+ (Group 80 or with S- (Group 1C) for Group D prior to the administration of N trials in A1. Speeds with which Ss ran to the second alley following N in A1 were independent of training magnitudes both within Group D and between Groups 8C and 1C.
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Supported by Research Grant MH-10340 from the United States Public Health Service.
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McHose, J.H., Gavelek, J.R. The frustration effect as a function of training magnitude: Within- and between-Ss designs. Psychon. Sci. 17, 261–262 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336518
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