2 tones, paired either with avoidable or unavoidable shock, were assessed for relative aversiveness or fear-evoking properties by presentation during Sidman avoidance responding. Results obtained from 8 dogs indicated no significant difference in the increase in avoidance rates produced by either tone. The increase in rate change was related to the ratio of reinforced to unreinforced CS presentation during fear conditioning.
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