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Studies of fear as an acquirable drive: I. Fear as motivation and fear-reduction as reinforcement in the learning of new responses.

Miller, Neal E.·1948·Journal of Experimental Psychology

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  • The research literature suggests that animals show response rate decreases when presented with competing approach and avoidance contingencies involving food and electric shock, respectively.

    “The research literature suggests that animals show response rate decreases when presented with competing approach and avoidance contingencies involving food and electric shock, respectively.”
  • In Miller (1948), rats trained to run an alley for food and then shocked while eating typically ran the alley to a specific point before halting just short of it; according to Miller, the approach and avoidance contingencies were equal at this point.

    “For instance, in one study, Miller (1948) trained rats to run an alley in order to gain access to food in a box. The rats were then shocked while eating the food. On subsequent trials, the rats typically ran the alley to a specific point before halting just short of it. According to Miller, the approach and avoidance contingencies were equal at this point in time and space.”
  • The relatively clear, consistent but varying responses observed across participants in the current experiments contrast with the effects observed using functionally analogous preparations with infrahumans.

    “Indeed, the relatively clear, consistent but varying responses observed across participants in the current experiments contrast with the effects observed using functionally analogous preparations with infrahumans.”
  • Miller found that the point of equilibrium could be altered by varying the intensity of food deprivation or shock.

    “Miller found that this point of equilibrium could be altered by varying the intensity of food deprivation or shock.”

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Authors
Miller, N. E.
Affiliations
Yale University (US)
Corresponding author
Miller, Neal E.
Venue
Journal of Experimental Psychology
Published
1948
Volume
38
Issue
1
Pages
89-101
ISSN
0022-1015 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2175609761
Cited by
537
References
10
Citations by year
2026: 14 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 7
FWCI
27.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
Keywords
fear, fear conditioning, motivation, fear reduction, reinforcement, drive theory, avoidance learning
MeSH terms
Drive, Fear, Humans, Learning, Motivation, Psychoanalytic Theory, Reinforcement, Psychology

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