Psychosomatic Medicine 32:319-325 (1970)
© 1970 American Psychosomatic Society

Interaction of Stimulus and Response in Infant Conditioning

¹ Behavior Development Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colo.; Department of Psychology, Albion College, Albion, Michigan
² Behavior Development Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colo.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University Medical School, Washington, DC
³ Behavior Development Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colo.; Department of Psychology, University of Denver
⁴ Behavior Development Laboratory, Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, Colo.; Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.

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Tactile, auditory and temporal classic conditionings of a somatic response (sucking) were attempted in three separate experiments with clinically normal human infants. Conditioning to tactile and auditory CSs was successful, but not to temporal CS. These results were discussed apropos of differential conditionability as a function of the source of nervous system innervation of the CR and in terms of the importance of considering the interaction of stimulus and response in infant conditioning.