Food-Reinforced Response Decrements as a Function of Amount of Ionizing X-Irradiation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13655130 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Smith (0000-0001-9634-2918, Louisiana State University, corresponding author), Richard K Smith (Louisiana State University in New Orleans), S Thomas Elder (Louisiana State University in New Orleans), Stuart K Stokes (Louisiana State University in New Orleans), Merrill M Rye (Louisiana State University in New Orleans), George R Meckstroth (Tulane University School of Medicine) |
| Year | 1965 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 431-434 |
| Publication date | 1965-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1965.17.2.431 |
| PMID | 5833263 |
| OpenAlex | W2004584695 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
32 malt albino rats, about 90, 120, or 150 days of age and weighing between 240 and 340 gm. at the start of the experiment, were employed in a study in which whole body X-irradiation dose level was the independent variable and number of VR-3 food reinforced bar-presses pet session the dependent variable. On the 12th day of training, Ss were assigned without bias to one of the four following whole-body X-irradiation doses: (1) 0 rad, (2) 285 rad, (3) 570 rad, or (4) 855 rad. An analysis of responses made by the four treatment groups over 10 days of post-irradiation observation yielded significant main effects attributable to differences in amount of X-irradiation and to daily experimental sessions. The interaction of days with level of irradiation was also significant. The amount of initial response decrement was directly related to the amount of irradiation received, with maximum differentiation occurring about the fourth day after treatment
Animal science · Biology · Ionizing radiation · Irradiation · Nuclear medicine · Nuclear physics · Physics · Total body irradiation · Whole body irradiation · Animal Nutrition and Physiology · Insect and Pesticide Research · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Radiation Effects and Dosimetry
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |