@article{d903f77ac6a9445ab49b1d2e08da0fa3,
title = "The effects of experience on agonistic responding: an expectancy theory interpretation",
abstract = "Some findings are presented which raise questions about the adequacy of traditional reinforcement interpretations of the effects of victory and defeat on future agonistic responsiveness. In this study, experiencing complete victory (reinforcement) did not alter future aggressiveness, whereas experiencing incomplete victory (minimal or nonreinforcement) led to increases in future aggressiveness. Experiential effects on agonistic responding are reinterpreted according to an extension of Expectancy Theory.",
author = "Leshner, {Alan I.} and Nock, {Bruce L.}",
note = "Funding Information: The experimental paradigm included two sets of aggression tests against 1Supported in part by Grants No. MH 23870 from NIMH and No. BMS 75-08120 from NSF. The authors thank D. Candland, O. Floody, J. Politch, and R. Tarpy for critical comments on an earlier version of this manuscript, and M. Breen, J. Meyer, K. Roche, and S. Schwartz for technical assistance. 2Now at the Institute of Animal Behavior, Rutgers University.",
year = "1976",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1016/S0091-6773(76)91009-9",
language = "English",
volume = "17",
pages = "561--566",
journal = "Behavioral Biology",
issn = "0091-6773",
number = "4",
}