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Rats were trained on passive avoidance and then active avoidance, and then were tested for retention of the active response. Prior passive training interfered with retention of the active response if all training and testing occurred in one context. Significantly less interference resulted when the passive avoidance context differed from that used for active training and testing. However, significant interference did result when animals given passive training in a different context were reminded of this training in the active avoidance context prior to active avoidance training.
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This research was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and from the New Mexico Research Allocations Committee to the first author. Portions of these data were presented at the Animal Cognition and Behavior Symposium, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 1982.
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Gordon, W.C., Mowrer, R.R., McGinnis, C.P. et al. Cue-induced memory interference in the rat. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 23, 233–236 (1985). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329836
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