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TRANSFER OF AN ESCAPE RESPONSE FROM TAIL SHOCK TO BRAIN‐STIMULATED ATTACK BEHAVIOR
1966 · Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior; v. 9; n. 4; p. 401-408; Fonte: Wiley
Dados principais
- Ano de publicação
- 1966
- Dados editoriais
- Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior; v. 9; n. 4; p. 401-408; Fonte: Wiley
- Palavras-chave
- JEAB; análise do comportamento
Autores
- David Adams
- John P. Flynn
Resumo
Nine cats, each with two hypothalamic electrodes in sites which when stimulated produced either quiet attack or attack accompanied by certain forms of vocalization, were trained to escape from tail shock by jumping onto a stool. They were then tested for transfer of the escape response to brain stimulation. Stimulation of the seven sites that yielded quiet biting attack did not elicit the learned response of jumping onto the stool. Stimulation of eight of the 11 sites that yielded attack accompanied by vocalization did elicit the learned response. It was concluded that attack behavior elicited by brain stimulation should not be considered a special case of the response to aversive stimulation, but that attack and response to aversive stimulation involve independent but overlapping systems.