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Rats given inescapable shock or confined but not shocked were then tested in an escape task or in an open field. Shock experienced rats were least mobile in the open field. Inexperienced rats started off with faster response speeds in the escape task, but experienced rats exhibited significantly more stable improvement in escape performance from trial to trial.
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Cappelli, H., Rodin, J. Fear-increasing effects of experience with shock. Psychon. Sci. 17, 267–269 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336521
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