This thesis was concerned with the effects of shock intensity on discriminative escape conditioning. At the lowest shock intensity there was a bimodal distribution of nonresponding animals at one mode and responders at the other mode. Optimum performance occurred at the lowest shock intensity at which 100% of the animals responded. At higher shock intensities performance deteriorated. An attempt to test the Yerkes-Dodson Law failed to yield conclusive results. Finally, it was found that shock intensity affected performance rather than learning. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/23611 |
Date | 10 1900 |
Creators | Annau, Zoltan |
Contributors | Black, A.H., None |
Source Sets | McMaster University |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis |
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