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This study demonstrated that the stability of fighting rates over sessions was, in part, a function of how the Ss were housed outside the experimental chamber. Age was not shown to be an important determinant of elicited aggression, primarily because any effects of this variable were confounded by the variability produced by housing conditions.
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This research was supported by Public Health Service Research Grants MH 08775 and MH 12025 from the National Institute of Mental Health, R. W. Schaeffer, principal investigator. The study is based upon a section of the dissertation submitted by the senior author to Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the PhD degree. The authors wish to express their sincere appreciation to Prof. R. W. Schaeffer for his support and encouragement during the course of this study.
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Creer, T.L., Powell, D.A. Effects of age and housing conditions on shock-induced aggression. Psychon Sci 22, 259–261 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335943
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