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In three experiments with rats, we demonstrated that a conditioned response that is learned and extinguished in one context (Context A) can be renewed when the conditioned stimulus (CS) is tested in a second context (Context B). In Experiments 1 and 3, the effect was observed in conditioned suppression; in Experiment 2, it was produced in appetitive conditioning. The result occurs when Contexts A and B are equally familiar, equally associated with reinforcement, or equally associated with both reinforcement and nonreinforcement. The results extend the range of conditions known to produce the renewal effect, and they are consistent with the view that retrieval of extinction depends more on the context than does retrieval of conditioning.
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This research was supported by Grant IBN 92-09454 from the National Science Foundation.
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Bouton, M.E., Ricker, S.T. Renewal of extinguished responding in a second context. Animal Learning & Behavior 22, 317–324 (1994). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03209840
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