Random activity of the rat during food deprivation as a function of environmental conditions.
- 1 June 1960
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
- Vol. 53 (3) , 242-244
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0042404
Abstract
Activity was measured in 2 groups of rats as they were subjected to "terminal deprivation." One group, located in a well-trafficked laboratory, showed an increase in activity to a maximum of about 400% of the predeprivation level; the other group, housed in an unchanging environment, showed a slight initial decrement followed by a rise to a maximum of 170% of the predeprivation level. " . . . activity during deprivation . . . [may reflect] the interaction of lowered response thresholds with the cessation of eating behavior and the extinction of food-seeking behavior." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)Keywords
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