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The role of prior training on subsequent salivary conditioning in dogs was examined. The experiment investigated both the specific effect of nonreinforced stimulus presentations upon subsequent acquisition to the same stimulus, and the generalized effects of reinforced or nonreinforced stimulus presentations upon subsequent acquisition to a different stimulus. It was found that adaptation to the experimental apparatus, nonreinforced presentations of a different stimulus or nonreinforced presentations of the same stimulus all retarded subsequent classical conditioning. These results were in contrast to the performance of groups which received prior training consisting of reinforced presentations of a different stimulus alone or reinforced presentations of a different stimulus combined with nonreinforced presentations of the to-be-conditioned stimulus.
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This research was based upon a dissertation submitted by the first author to Emory University in partial fulfillment of the PhD requirements. The experiment was supported by Grant HD 01333 from the National Institute of Health to the second author. Part of these data were reported at the annual meeting of the Experimental Psychology Society in London, England on January 5, 1973.
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Herendeen, D.L., Shapiro, M.M. Specific and generalized adaptation of salivary conditioning in dogs. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 8, 68–71 (1976). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335082
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