Effects of 60 Hz electric fields on operant and social stress behaviors of nonhuman primates. Annual report, August 5, 1984-October 25, 1985

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6239833

Rogers, W R; Lucas, J H; Moore, G T; Orr, J L

Operant behavioral methods have been used to assess the aversiveness of intense electric fields. One aspect of the aversiveness of a stimulus is the ability to act as a negative reinforcer. A negative reinforcer is a stimulus whose response contingent termination maintains behavior. Baboons were trained to perform an operant task to obtain food rewards, determined that the addition of an intense electric field did not disrupt performance, measured the background level of responding in the absence of any primary reinforcers, assessed the ability of electric field termination to maintain operant responding, and verified that the electric field could serve as a discriminative stimulus.

• Research Organization: Southwest Research Inst., San Antonio, TX (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-80RA50219
• OSTI ID: 6239833
• Report Number(s): DOE/RA/50219-T6; ON: DE86002587
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
DESIGN
PERFORMANCE TESTING
EXPOSURE CHAMBERS
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