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STRESS-INDUCED BREAKDOWN OF AN APPETITIVE DISCRIMINATION.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14302745     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Rats trained to discriminate between S(D) and S(Delta) for food reinforcement showed marked impairments in this discrimination when strong, unavoidable shocks occurred at the termination of a third stimulus. The predominant feature of this impairment was a supernormal rate of unreinforced (S(Delta)) behavior. Shocks delivered without exteroceptive warning also led to a discriminative breakdown. The effect was a direct function of shock intensity. When behavior was strongly suppressed in the third stimulus by response-correlated shock ("punishment"), instead of unavoidable shock, breakdowns were only temporary; as soon as responding recovered from its overall suppression, discriminative performance returned to normal. The discriminative deterioration may be interpreted as an emotional by-product of frequent aversive stimulation, but accidental contingencies could also have played a role.
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E HEARST
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior     Volume:  8     ISSN:  0022-5002     ISO Abbreviation:  J Exp Anal Behav     Publication Date:  1965 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1965-09-01     Completed Date:  1996-12-01     Revised Date:  2010-09-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0203727     Medline TA:  J Exp Anal Behav     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  135-46     Citation Subset:  OM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Appetite*
Discrimination Learning*
Electroshock*
Punishment*
Rats*
Reinforcement (Psychology)*
Research*
Stress, Physiological*
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