Delayed-punishment effects mediated by competing behavior.
- 1 January 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
- Vol. 47 (2) , 145-147
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0053970
Abstract
The rates of emission of 2 avoidance responses available to rats were compared when each response served to delay a brief shock for different periods of time. Probabilities of each response decreased from a max. as the delay increased, with the response delaying the shock for the longer time displaying a higher rate. Comparison with previous results indicates that the effectiveness of delayed punishment in depressing behavior depends upon the availability of other responses which produce a less immediate punishment.Keywords
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