Avoidance training using an incremental vertical jump response in rats.
A procedure is described for conditioning a vertical jump avoidance response in rats. Employing an auditory signal and gradually increasing the height of the response platform, rats showed rapid acquisition of a jump response to avoid shock. While the average maximum height of the jump response increased between original training and retraining 7 days later, retraining 40 days later resulted in stable responding that was consistent with the first retraining session.
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Colorado State University, Ft. Collins.
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D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D003214:Conditioning, Classical; D004597:Electroshock; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013216:Reflex, Startle