Magnitude of Reinforcement and Consummatory Behavior
- 31 July 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 130 (3370) , 269-271
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.130.3370.269
Abstract
The rates at which white rats licked saline, sucrose, and saccharin solutions, respectively, were measured by cumulative recording of tongue contacts with the solution in question. The local rate of licking was constant for all solutions, but differences in the distribution of sustained periods of licking were related to the type and concentration of the fluid consumed.Keywords
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