Cross-modal avoidance learning was studied in 32 male, albino rats initially trained with either a visual or auditory CS. Half of the rats trained with each CS were retrained with the opposite CS and the rest with the same CS. Analysis indicated that avoidance training with a CS in one modality improves shock-avoidance conditioning with a CS in another sensory modality.
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