An Instrumental Autonomic Conditioning Method for Establishing Chronic Arousal.
Abstract
Two groups of eight monkeys each received either discriminative avoidance-punishment conditioning of the skin conductance response or classical reinforcement vs. non-reinforcement. Instrumental animals made almost twice as many responses during avoidance than punishment and showed substantially elevated heart rates. The practicality of bringing autonomic responses under control of reinforcement and the possibility of understanding chronic emotional arousal were suggested. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 15, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA041915
Entities
People
- D. Mcleod
- F. Brennan
- H. D. Kimmel
- L. Schonfeld
- M. Raich
Organizations
- University of South Florida