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The partial reinforcement effect (PRE) was investigated in C57BL/10J (C57) and DBA/2J (DBA) inbred mice in a straight runway. The PRE was obtained in both strains and was sustained through extended extinction and continuously reinforced (CRF) reacquisition. Two weeks after the completion of the second runway extinction test, PRF and CRF Ss of each strain were pitched against each other in a tube dominance test. PRF Ss won a significantly greater number of the contests.
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The research was supported by NSF University Science Development Program Grant GU-1598 and NSF Grant GB-14990X to A. Amsel. The publication of this paper was supported by Grant 1027E to C. T. Lee and Trent University President’s NRC Grant to P. T. P. Wong.
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Lee, C.T., Wong, P.TP. & Chen, J. Durable partial reinforcement effect and social dominance in two inbred mouse strains. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 4, 400–402 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336732
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