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A leverpressing response of rats conditioned with one food pellet in the presence of a light was disrupted when an auditory stimulus was presented that had been previously paired with eight pellets. The results were discussed in terms of a model stressing stimulus properties of anticipatory states.
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Carlson, J.G. Effect of a stimulus paired with reinforcement as a function of reinforcement magnitude. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 7, 254–256 (1976). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03337181
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