Abstract
2 experiments demonstrated latent inhibition in 180 male, albino rabbits, using the pinna reflex to shock. In Exp. I with 60 Ss, the inhibitory effect of nonreinforced preexposure to CS was a function of time between preexposure and acquisition. Exp. II with 120 Ss, investigated the hypothesis that the inhibitory effect of preexposure to CS was a function of the elicitation of alpha responses during CS preexposure. Number of CRs during acquisition was a function of CS intensity and preexposure; however, there was no significant interaction between the 2. This lack of interaction did not support the alpha response hypothesis. (18 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 688-694 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 3 PART 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1968 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- pinna response, classical conditioning, latent inhibition, rabbit