Influence of Learning on Taste Preferences in the Rat: Reply to P. T. Young
- 1 October 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 19 (2) , 423-426
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1966.19.2.423
Abstract
A recent article by Young presented data from two experiments on the preference behavior of rats given a choice between distilled water and tap water. His interpretation of these results and the results of prior published reports is critically examined.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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