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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
Normal males participated in sessions providing two operant response options and were administered either diazepam (study I and II) or d-amphetamine (study II). The acute effects of diazepam on human aggressive responding, which ostensibly subtracted points from another person, were determined in study I. Study II was conducted to determine the extent to which social context and response consequence influenced diazepam (study I) and d-amphetamine (previous research) effects on aggressive responding. In study II, the other response option was escape responding which protected the subject's counter from point losses. Aggressive and escape responding were engendered by subtracting points from the subject's counter, and maintained by initiation of intervals free of point loss. Point subtractions were attributed to the other person (study I) or to a machine (study II). Responding to accumulate points exchangeable for money was available in both studies. Acute diazepam administration decreased aggressive responding in most subjects (study I), slightly increased escape responding (study II), and decreased responding to accumulate points. In study II, d-amphetamine increased both escape responding and responding to accumulate points. The effects of d-amphetamine and diazepam were altered by the instructed source of point loss.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0033-3158
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
173-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of acute administration of diazepam and d-amphetamine on aggressive and escape responding of normal male subjects.
pubmed:affiliation
Human Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Texas Medical School, Houston.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.