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Self-punitive behavior was demonstrated in prepunishment speeds during extinction following shock escape training in a straight runway under buzzer-CS and tone-CS conditions. Relative to the tone, the buzzer enhanced punished running (shock in the last half of the runway) and nonpunished running. These results extend the findings of Myers (1962), who reported better avoidance conditioning with a buzzer than with a tone. Self-punitive behavior, defined as the difference between punishment conditions with faster running under punishment conditions, was not significantly enhanced by the buzzer. These results do not support the suggestion (Delude, 1973) that self-punitive behavior may be uniquely affected by the use of a buzzer CS.
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Kruger, B.M., Campbell, P.E. Some effects of type of auditory CS on self-punitive running in rats. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 15, 51–53 (1980). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329759
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