Exposure to electric shock and performance in an approach-avoidance conflict situation.

Holmes, Peter A.; Brookshire, Kenneth H.

doi:10.1037/h0025827

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“…Another preshock experiment relevant to AL theory was conducted by Holmes and Brookshire (1968). They employed eight groups of rats which differed in their treatment in the first 30 days of running a straight alley to food reward.…”

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Some applications of adaptation-level theory to aversive behavior.

Quinsey¹

1970

Psychological Bulletin

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Adaptation-level (AL) theory qualitatively accounts for several phenomena in the area of aversive behavior: (a) adaptation and contrast effects, (6) the attenuation of an aversive event's effectiveness found when its intensity is gradually increased, and (c) the correspondence of performance to the average reinforcement intensity when the reinforcers vary in intensity. Perceptual effects are sometimes overshadowed by conditioning processes, especially in studies where shock is given before a learning task. It is concluded that AL theory is useful in understanding aversive behavior, although parametric investigations and subsequent quantitative applications of the model are needed.

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Section: The Effects Of Preshockmentioning

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Some applications of adaptation-level theory to aversive behavior.

Quinsey¹

1970

Psychological Bulletin

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Increased resistance to punishment produced by adaptation to a cold stressor

Riccio

Hamm

1972

Physiology & Behavior

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A Review of Theory and Research on Miller's Response Competition (Conflict) Models

Heilizer

1977

The Journal of General Psychology

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This is a review of published theory and research on Miller's conflict models. The research is largely supporting of the many deductions that are generated from the postulate system, with especially extensive research on approach-withdrawal response competition (AW-RC). There is also impressive agreement in demonstrating an ordered arrangement of difficulty among the RC models [approach-approach response competition (AA-RC) to approach-withdrawal response competition (AW-RC) to withdrawal-withdrawal response competition (WW-RC) and double approach-withdrawal response competition (DAW-RC)]. The most apparent weakness is the divergence between the conceptual importance of oscillation behavior and its limited direct use in research. A number of heuristic thrusts into new methods and contents are noted: namely, varied punishment effects, mastery of fear, risk taking, psychopathology and personality testing, alcohol and drug addiction, attitude formation and change, unpracticed time-course effects, and development of another RC model [withdrawal-approach response competition (WA-RC)]. Potential relevance to the various RC models is noted of a theory of active CNS reward and passive CNS punishment centers.

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Exposure to electric shock and performance in an approach-avoidance conflict situation.

Cited by 3 publications

References 10 publications

Some applications of adaptation-level theory to aversive behavior.

Some applications of adaptation-level theory to aversive behavior.

Increased resistance to punishment produced by adaptation to a cold stressor

A Review of Theory and Research on Miller's Response Competition (Conflict) Models

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