The temporal course of the frustration effect |
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Authors: | William P Dunlap Larry F Hughes Lawrence DachowskiThomas J O'Brien |
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Institution: | Tulane University USA;Louisiana State University Medical Center USA;Tulane University USA |
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Abstract: | General activity subsequent to reward (R) and nonreward (N) was monitored at 5-sec intervals with a stabilimeter in the runway goal box. Activity of never-rewarded control Ss was also measured. In Expt 1 it was found that the frustration effect (difference between N- and R-trial activities) disappeared after about 40 sec of goal box confinement. This disappearance of the frustration effect was due to activity increase on R trials rather than activity decrease on N trials as a function of time. Comparison of N-trial activity with control group activity indicated that frustration does not dissipate within 60 sec. Expt 2 investigated activity following reward and nonreward as a function of reward magnitude. Evidence from these experiments suggests that the late R-trial activity increase results from frustration, possibly conditioned to apparatus cues on N trials. |
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Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be sent to William P Dunlap Department of Psychology Tulane University New Orleans LA 70118 |
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