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  • Title: Magnitude and timing of nictitating membrane movements during classical conditioning of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus).
    Author: Kehoe EJ, Ludvig EA, Dudeney JE, Neufeld J, Sutton RS.
    Journal: Behav Neurosci; 2008 Apr; 122(2):471-6. PubMed ID: 18410186.
    Abstract:
    A trial-by-trial, subject-by-subject analysis was conducted to determine whether generation of the conditioned response (CR) occurs on a continuous or all-or-none basis. Three groups of rabbits were trained on different partial reinforcement schedules with the conditioned stimulus presented alone on 10%, 30%, or 50%, respectively, of all trials. Plots of each rabbit's nictitating membrane movements revealed that their magnitude rose in a continuous fashion. Response growth during acquisition followed a sigmoidal curve, and the timing of CR-sized movements was largely stable throughout the experiment. The results are discussed with respect to alternative models of CR generation.
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