The Effects of the Intensity of the Unconditioned Stimulus on the Acquisition and Extinction of the Conditioned Emotional Response

Annau, Zoltan

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DC Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.advisor	Kamin, L.J.	-
dc.contributor.author	Annau, Zoltan	-
dc.date.accessioned	2020-03-04T18:09:45Z	-
dc.date.available	2020-03-04T18:09:45Z	-
dc.date.issued	1960-05	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11375/25314	-
dc.description.abstract	The effects of intensity of the unconditioned stimulus (US) on the acquisition and extinction of the conditioned emotional response (CER) in rats were investigated. The US intensities studied were 0.28, 0.49, 0.85, 1.55, and 2.91 ma. Both acquisition and extinction of the CER were found to be monotonic functions of US intensity, with the higher US intensities producing more rapid acquisition and more resistance to extinction. The lowest shock intensity failed to produce suppression. The 0.49 ma. subjects typically showed a partial recovery of normal operant behavior after development of a fairly profound CER. The results were interpreted as consistent with the supposition that the CER is acquired in accordance with Pavlovian laws of classical conditioning.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	conditioned emotional response	en_US
dc.subject	unconditioned stimulus	en_US
dc.subject	acquisition	en_US
dc.subject	extinction	en_US
dc.title	The Effects of the Intensity of the Unconditioned Stimulus on the Acquisition and Extinction of the Conditioned Emotional Response	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Psychology	en_US
dc.description.degreetype	Thesis	en_US
dc.description.degree	Master of Arts (MA)	en_US
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