“…The first point has been confirmed by numerous studies (Flood, Bennett, Rosenzweig, & Orme, 1972;Geller, Robustelli, & Jarvik, 1971;Schmaltz & Delerm, 1974;Squire & Barondes, 1972). Flood et al (1972), for example, analyzed with precision the parameters able to affect the degree of amnesia in cycloheximide-treated mice (shock intensity, shock duration, original latency to enter the shock compartment, retention interval), in a one-trial, step-through, passive avoidance task.…”