Periodic punishment (33%) was compared with continuous punishment (100%) for producing self-punitive behavior in a straight-runway shock-escape situation. Both punishment schedules resulted in self-punitive or vicious circle behavior. Periodic punishment was as effective as continuolls punishment. The differences in performance on punished and nonpunished trials of the periodically punished group emphasized the role of punishment as a source of temporal drive.
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