Experimental modification of taste preference.
- 1 April 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
- Vol. 59 (2) , 166-170
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0021822
Abstract
In the 1st of 2 experiments relative intake measures obtained from 16 rats provided calibration of the effectiveness of 2 taste solutions (HC1 and SOA) at varying concentrations in eliciting avoidance relative to water and relative to each other. In the 2nd experiment, preference was 1st determined for 24 rats between 2 levers, 1 producing a SOA solution and the other a HC1 solution. Then rats now hungry were presented with 2 drinking tubes containing these solutions in a different apparatus. Food reinforcement was paired with SOA intake for 1/2 the Ss and with HC1 intake for the other 1/2. Subsequent tests on the 2 levers showed that experimental control of fluid intake generalized temporarily to preference behavior.Keywords
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