A critique and an elaboration of the response-produced feedback theory of stress

J. M. Weiss (1971) reported a theory of psychological stress which treats S's responses as a separate factor from feedback. It is argued here, however, that the number of responses is a parameter of the feedback variable. Response definition can also be identified as a parameter of the feedback variable. Further, the notion that noncontingently treated rats are in a zero-feedback situation is criticized, and design as well as procedural improvements are suggested. (French abstract)