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Rats were given five shocks over a 5-min period and then observed for 20 min. Much more freezing was observed in animals that remained in the shock situation than in animals moved to another situation. Freezing, therefore, seems to be controlled primarily by external shock-related cues. Freezing appears to be also partly controlled by the inherent stimulus properties of the situation.
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Bolles, R.C., Collier, A.C. The effect of predictive cues on freezing in rats. Animal Learning & Behavior 4, 6–8 (1976). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03211975
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