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Support for the assumption that response strength is related to number of reinforcements in a negatively accelerated monotonic fashion has been obtained from instrumental appetitive and classical aversive conditioning situations. The relationship is investigated in an instrumental aversive (escape) situation and the results support the assumption.
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This study was supported by NIH grant M-4952, Judson S. Brown, principal investigator. Submitted in partial fulfillment of MA degree at the University of Florida. The author gratefully acknowledges the guidance of Dr. Brown in this study.
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Martin, R.C. Resistance to extinction of an escape response as a function of the number of reinforcements. Psychon Sci 4, 275–276 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342293
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