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Rats were exposed to 23½ h of either escapable, inescapable, or nonshock conditions. Weight loss was significantly greater for inescapable Ss when compared to either escape or nonshocked Ss. These results appear to agree with prior research that has suggested an inverse relationship between stressfulness and weight gain. The data is also consistent with the hypothesis that the availability of a coping response may partially mitigate the deleterious effects of shock induced stress.
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Ragusa, D.M., Shemberg, K.M. & Rasbury, W. Escapable-inescapable shock and body weight loss. Psychon Sci 13, 45–46 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342401
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