STUDIES ON RIGIDITY AND CRYSTALLIZATION OF BEHAVIOR IV. FARTHER COMPARISON OF VARIABILITY OF SHOCK-AVOIDANCE AND FOOD-APPROACH BEHAVIOR

HIROSHI IMADA

doi:10.4992/psycholres1954.15.173

STUDIES ON RIGIDITY AND CRYSTALLIZATION OF BEHAVIOR

IV. FARTHER COMPARISON OF VARIABILITY OF SHOCK-AVOIDANCE AND FOOD-APPROACH BEHAVIOR

HIROSHI IMADA

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1973 Volume 15 Issue 4 Pages 173-178

DOI https://doi.org/10.4992/psycholres1954.15.173

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Published: December 10, 1973 Received: November 15, 1973 Available on J-STAGE: February 24, 2009 Accepted: - Advance online publication: - Revised: -
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Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: TITLE Details: [in Japanese]

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Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: CITATION Details: Wrong : DEVALOIS, R. L. 1954 The relation of different levels and kinds of motivation to variability of behavior. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 47, 392-398.
IMADA, H., & NIIHAMA, K. 1972 Studies on rigidity and crystallization of behavior: III. Can the fear-reduction theory explain fixation of avoidance behavior? Japanese Psychological Research, 14, 158-167.
IMADA, H., & SHIKANO, T. 1968 Studies on rigidity and crystallization of behavior: 1. Preliminary report on the rigidity of fear motivated behavior in the rat., Japanese Psychological Research, 10, 138-145.
KAI, M., & IMADA, H. 1970 Studies on rigidity and crystallization of behavior: II. The rigidity of avoidance behavior in the rat as a function of shock intensity. Japanese Psychological Research, 12, 9-17.

Right : DEVALOIS, R. L. 1954 The relation of different levels and kinds of motivation to variability of behavior. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 47, 392-398.
IMADA, H., & NRHAMA, K. 1972 Studies on rigidity and crystallization of behavior: III. Can the fear-reduction theory explain fixation of avoidance behavior? Japanese Psychological Research, 14, 158-167.
IMADA, H., & SHIKANO, T. 1968 Studies on rigidity and crystallization of behavior: 1. Preliminary report on the rigidity of fearmotivated behavior in the rat. Japanese Psychological Research, 10, 138-145.
KAt, M., & IMADA, H. 1970 Studies on rigidity and crystallization of behavior: II. The rigidity of avoidance behavior in the rat as a function of shock intensity. Japanese Psychological Research, 12, 9-17.

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Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: TITLE Details: [in Japanese]

Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: CITATION Details: Wrong : DEVALOIS, R. L. 1954 The relation of different levels and kinds of motivation to variability of behavior. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 47, 392-398.
IMADA, H., & NRHAMA, K. 1972 Studies on rigidity and crystallization of behavior: III. Can the fear-reduction theory explain fixation of avoidance behavior? Japanese Psychological Research, 14, 158-167.
IMADA, H., & SHIKANO, T. 1968 Studies on rigidity and crystallization of behavior: 1. Preliminary report on the rigidity of fearmotivated behavior in the rat. Japanese Psychological Research, 10, 138-145.
KAt, M., & IMADA, H. 1970 Studies on rigidity and crystallization of behavior: II. The rigidity of avoidance behavior in the rat as a function of shock intensity. Japanese Psychological Research, 12, 9-17.

Right : DEVALOIS, R. L. 1954 The relation of different levels and kinds of motivation to variability of behavior. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 47, 392-398.
IMADA, H., & NIIHAMA, K. 1972 Studies on rigidity and crystallization of behavior: III. Can the fear-reduction theory explain fixation of avoidance behavior? Japanese Psychological Research, 14, 158-167.
IMADA, H., & SHIKANO, T. 1968 Studies on rigidity and crystallization of behavior: 1. Preliminary report on the rigidity of fearmotivated behavior in the rat. Japanese Psychological Research, 10, 138-145.
KAI, M., & IMADA, H. 1970 Studies on rigidity and crystallization of behavior: II. The rigidity of avoidance behavior in the rat as a function of shock intensity. Japanese Psychological Research, 12, 9-17.

Abstract

Rats were either avoidance or approach trained in a situation in which responses in a variety of directions were relatively free to occur. The training was continued until the response speed of the approach behavior became faster than that of the avoidance behavior. Then the approach group was subdivided into two groups differing in hunger drive. The variability of the slower avoidance behavior was significantly less than that of the faster approach behavior. The findings gave farther support of the conclusion that the rigidity of behavior was an intrinsic nature of fear-motivated behavior and not simply a function of the drive strength as indexed by response speed.

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