Abstract
7 groups ( N = 10) of goldfish, Carassius auratus, were treated with either prior or interpolated unsignaled-inescapable shocks or escape training (i.e., CS-omission) to assess the effects on subsequent avoidance performance. Both prior and interpolated inescapable shock exposures interfered with avoidance performance. Only the prior CS-omission training condition resulted in a similar effect. The relevance of these results to an interpretation of learned helplessness is discussed.
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Carassius auratusPsychologyLearned helplessnessAvoidance learningAvoidance responseAudiologyShock (circulatory)Developmental psychologyFish <Actinopterygii>NeuroscienceInternal medicineMedicineBiology
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- 32
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- 451-456
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Amado M. Padilla
(1973).
Effects of Prior and Interpolated Shock Exposures on Subsequent Avoidance Learning by Goldfish.
Psychological Reports
, 32
(2)
, 451-456.
https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1973.32.2.451
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- 10.2466/pr0.1973.32.2.451