| Abstract: | Research suggests that predictable electric shocks produce less stress than unpredictable shocks. In this experiment, predictability was manipulated by using fixed-time (FT, predictable) and variable-time (VT, unpredictable) schedules of shock delivery. Rats receiving 3-mA, 1-s electric shocks on a FT 45-s schedule developed less gastric pathology than another group that was administered identical shocks on a VT 45-s schedule. It is argued that this finding represents a more subtle effect of predictability than has been obtained heretofore. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
