Description of Spontaneous Behavior of Individual Rats Undergoing Avoidance-Response-Prevention (Flooding)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13675255 |
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| Authors | André Lapointe (Université de Moncton, corresponding author), Morrie Baum (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 879-885 |
| Publication date | 1987-12-01 |
| 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/pr0.1987.61.3.879 |
| PMID | 3438414 |
| OpenAlex | W2071882500 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Three rats were systematically observed in an avoidance apparatus prior to avoidance acquisition, during response prevention (flooding) following acquisition, and again following extinction. The apparatus was a modified, automated ledge box (“Baum box”) which yields one-way active avoidance. Up to seven different spontaneous behaviors were recorded. Observations were related to various analyses of the effects of response prevention, stressing the importance of observing the spontaneous behavior of subjects at all times. The data of individual rats varied greatly, suggesting that means previously reported for a group of rats might be misleading
Avoidance learning · Avoidance response · Developmental psychology · Escape response · Extinction (optical mineralogy · Flooding (psychology · Psychotherapist · Chemistry · Memory and Neural Mechanisms · Mental Health Research Topics · Neuroscience · Psychology · Stress Responses and Cortisol
| Highly cited | No |
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