Preference Aversion in Mice to Bitter Substance
- 17 May 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 140 (3568) , 808-809
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.140.3568.808
Abstract
Preference-aversion functions demonstrable for sweet and salty stimuli have been found for a "bitter" substance, sucrose octaacetate, at individually specific concentrations for mice. The data support Schneirla's views correlating stimulus magnitudes and approach-withdrawal. The positive reinforcing value of this bitter substance as a weak stimulus is diminished with continuous exposure and no secondary reinforcement. Avoidance is related to intensity of stimulation rather than modality or postingestion effects.Keywords
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