36 Sprague-Dawley, male rats were used to test the effectiveness of mild shock as a cue as to which branch of a simple Y-maze was “correct.” Frequency of correct responses indicated that 12 v at .08 ma. did not function as a stimulus cue, but running speeds of shock groups were significantly faster than those of the non-shcck group. The results suggest that while mild shock does not effect learning per se, it does introduce a motivational factor.
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