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Subsequent to receiving small reward magnitude in the straight runway during Stage 1, rats were given consistently large magnitude of reward or varied large and small reward during placement trials (Stage 2) in a housing cage or in the goalbox. During Stage 3, only animals receiving consistently large magnitude of reward in goalbox placement trials showed a successive negative contrast effect. The results were supportive of frustration theory.
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Calef, R.S., Calef, R.A., Prochaska, A.D. et al. Negative contrast as a function of reinforcement location and consistent vs. varied reward magnitude. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 12, 471–474 (1978). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329740
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