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Species-specific defense reactions and avoidance learning.

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Avoidance Conditioning with Brief Shock and No Exteroceptive Warning Signal

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Hormonal determinants of sex differences in avoidance behavior and reactivity to electric shock in the rat.

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Shock intensity and avoidance learning.

Gregory A. Kimble · Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology · 1955 · 106 citations

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