Table 3.
Design of Experiment 3
Group | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Phase 4 | Test |
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BB–Few | 4 AX→O | 20 A→O | – | 4 O→US | 1 X |
Control–Few | 4 AX→O | 20 B→O | – | 4 O→US | 1 X |
BB–Many | 4 AX→O | 200 A→O | – | 4 O→US | 1 X |
Control–Many | 4 AX→O | 200 B→O | – | 4 O→US | 1 X |
BB–Many–Ext | 4 AX→O | 200 A→O | Ctx | 4 O→US | 1 X |
Control–Many–Ext | 4 AX→O | 200 B→O | Ctx | 4 O→US | 1 X |
Note—BB, backward blocking; Ext, extinction; A and B, complex tone and white noise, counterbalanced; X, click train; O, flashing light; US, footshock; –, no treatment; Ctx, context exposure for 2.5 h per session. The numbers denote the number of presentations of each trial type in each phase.