Interstimulus interval effects in GSR discrimination conditioning.

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Abstract
GSR discrimination conditioning of college Ss was studied as a function of CS-UCS interval variation. With a .5-sec. delay only 1 CR occurred on aquisition test trials; with a 5-sec. delay 2 CRs were observed a 1st response during the delay, and a 2nd response following CS termination (with UCS omitted). Maximum discrimination occurred after only 2 differential reinforcements in both interval conditions; CS-UCS interval variation produced no differences in 1st response discrimination; 2nd response discrimination was superior to 1st response discrimination obtained in either interval group. Results were compared with those obtained from mental defectives. The comparison of 1st response discrimination supported the notion that the mental defective attained "perception through conditioning," while the college S showed conditioning-like behavior "through perception." Second response discrimination occurred with equal speed in the mental defective as in the college S.

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