Abstract
5 albino rats were conditioned to escape from shock either on a FR 6 or a VR 6 schedule of reinforcement. Following escape conditioning, Ss were exposed to inescapable shock of 0.5 to 4.0 sec duration. The previously conditioned escape behavior was observed to persist during inescapable shock for 25 to 45 sessions. Short values of inescapable shock, when presented immediately after escape conditioning, resulted in higher response rates. Short durations of inescapable shock following exposure to longer shock values did not result in higher response rates for all Ss. The observed effects of shock durations on responding during inescapable shock are different from the effects of shock durations on shock-elicited aggression. This difference suggests that lever-pressing during inescapable shock is superstitious escape behavior and not aggression.
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