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. 1975 May;23(3):457–463. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1975.23-457

The effect of timeout on performance on a variable-interval schedule of electric-shock presentation1

James L Eubanks, Peter Killeen, Bruce Hamilton, Bruce A Wald
PMCID: PMC1333370  PMID: 16811856

Abstract

Responding was maintained in squirrel monkeys under variable-interval schedules of electric shock presentation when a period of timeout followed each response-dependent shock. Response rate decreased when timeout duration was decreased, and responding ceased when timeout was eliminated. These results indicate that under certain conditions, a shock-free period following each response-produced shock is necessary to maintain responding.

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