British Journal of Psychology · 1963 · 54 citations · 0 references
Public HealthBehavioral SciencesPsychologyAnimal BehaviorBehavioral NeuroscienceExperimental PsychologyClassical ConditioningFear ResponsesOperant ConditioningBehavioral ConditioningOperant Avoidance ConditioningResponsivenessRodent Learning
An experiment is reported which confirms the difference in escape‐avoidance conditioning between rats of the two Maudsley selected strains. This finding constitutes a second in variance in the behaviour of these strains: the first, with which it is contrasted, related to differences in conditioned emotional responses. It is suggested that the two nevertheless indicate a consistent emotional responsiveness in these strains.