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. 1963 Apr;6(2):301–305. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1963.6-301

General activity as instrumental: application to avoidance training1

Virgil Graf, M E Bitterman
PMCID: PMC1404289  PMID: 13949747

Abstract

Some data on Sidman avoidance in the pigeon are presented to illustrate a technique of instrumental training which places minimal restriction upon the form of the reinforced response. The effect of a warning signal is demonstrated, and the course of discrimination-reversal is described.

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