Response-contingent stimuli and DRL performance after septal lesions in rats

Stephen H. Hobbs; Bradford N. Bunnell; Peter G. Henke

doi:10.1016/0361-9230(76)90115-5

Response-contingent stimuli and DRL performance after septal lesions in rats

Stephen H. Hobbs, Bradford N. Bunnell, Peter G. Henke

Psychological Sciences

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Abstract

An experiment was conducted to assess the effectiveness of providing response-contingent stimuli in improving the performance of rats with septal lesions on a DRL schedule of reinforcement. Groups of operated and control animals were given no stimulus, a light flash, or footshock in conjunction with all noncriterion lever presses. Footshock, but not light, was found to substantially ameliorate the lesion-induced DRL deficit. Improved schedule efficiency appeared to result from the punishing aspects of the shock and not to a response-feedback function.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	453-458
Number of pages	6
Journal	Brain Research Bulletin
Volume	1
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0361-9230(76)90115-5
State	Published - 1976

Keywords

DRL schedule
Response suppression
Septal lesions

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General Neuroscience

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