Title: | Frustration odor of rats receiving small numbers of prior rewarded running trials |
Journal Title: | J Exp Psychol Anim Behav Process |
DOI: | 10.1037//0097-7403.4.2.120 |
ISSN/ISBN: | 0097-7403 (Print) 0097-7403 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "Three related experiments were performed to examine trial-to-trial differences in production of frustration odor during runway extinction by rats that had received 0, 2, 4, or 6 prior rewards. Differences in odor production were indexed by the subsequent speed of escape from the runway goal box by conspecifics. The results indicated that (a) subjects will perform a hurdle-jump response to escape from frustration odor; (b) escape performance even after several prior escape trials accurately reflects trial-to-trial changes in production of frustration odor; and (c) production of frustration odor requires only 4 prior rewards. Implications of the present data for frustration analyses of the limited-trial partial reinforcement effect and future investigations of frustration odor are discussed" |
Keywords: | "Animals Avoidance Learning *Conditioning, Operant Extinction, Psychological *Frustration Male Pheromones/*metabolism/pharmacology Rats Reinforcement Schedule *Reward Time Factors;" |
Notes: | "MedlineCollerain, I eng 1978/04/01 J Exp Psychol Anim Behav Process. 1978 Apr; 4(2):120-30. doi: 10.1037//0097-7403.4.2.120" |