Spatial disorientation blocks reliable goal location on a plus maze but does not prevent goal location in the Morris maze

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-193

  Martin, Gerard M ^a   Harley, Carolyn W ^a   Smith, Andrew R ^a   Hoyles, E Sean ^a   Hynes, Catherine A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MAZE TEST; ORIENTATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RAT; RECALL; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMALS; CUES; ESCAPE REACTION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MENTAL RECALL; ORIENTATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RATS; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031114057     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.23.2.183     Document Type: Article

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