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The reinforcing effect of a light paired with shock termination was demonstrated. Albino rats were trained in a fear conditioning paradigm with a tone acting as a warning stimulus and light signaling the termination of varying shock durations. The light later provided the reinforcement for discrimination learning in a T-maze.
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Bellingham, W.P., Storlien, L.H. & Stebulis, R.J. Discrimination learning in the T-maze based on the secondary reinforcing effects of shock termination. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 5, 327–328 (1975). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333262
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