Retention of the Incompletely Learned Avoidance Response: The Effects of Handling and Location During the Intersession Interval
| dc.contributor.advisor | Kamin, L. J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Anderson, Nancy | |
| dc.contributor.department | Psychology | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-24T17:05:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-07-24T17:05:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1963-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The retention curve of an incompletely learned avoidance response was investigated, employing rats in a shuttlebox situation. Subjects were given a 15 trial re-learning session 0, 1/2, 1 or 24 hours after original acquisition. Three treatment groups were tested at these intervals: a not-handled group which remained in the shuttlebox during the intersession interval, a handled group which remained in the shuttlebox during the intersession interval, and a group which was returned to a living cage. All treatment groups produced a monotonically decreasing curve as a function of intersession interval. Handling produced a decrement on performance at 0-hour intersession interval; location showed no effect. Results were interpreted in terms of the warm-up decrement and the effects of handling on the arousal of fear. | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | Master of Arts (MA) | en_US |
| dc.description.degreetype | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/24621 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | incompletely learned avoided response | en_US |
| dc.subject | handling and location | en_US |
| dc.subject | intersession interval | en_US |
| dc.title | Retention of the Incompletely Learned Avoidance Response: The Effects of Handling and Location During the Intersession Interval | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Retention of the Incompletely learned Avoidance Response | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |