Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat. XXI. Conflict and "audiogenic" seizures.

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This experiment was designed to further test the relative validity of the conflict and the "audiogenic" hypotheses of convulsive behavior in the rat. An experimental group of 37 animals was trained in a 2-card discrimination on the Lashley jumping apparatus and were then placed in a 1-card situation and forced to choose the card presented without regard to its previous positive or negative character. A control group of 44 animals were given the same experimental 1-card test, but without benefit of any previous training in the apparatus. Results indicated a significantly greater number of seizures among the experimental group and a higher proportion of unstable individuals. "The results are interpreted as lending support to the conflict theory of seizure behavior in rats since the introduction of a conflict into the situation increases seizure frequency." 21 references. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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