Behavior of rats under fixed consecutive number schedules: effects of drugs of abuse

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 117-132

  Snodgrass, Samuel H ^a   Hardin, Janet L ^a   Mcmillan, D E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug; Fixed consecutive number schedule; Lever press; Multiple schedule; Rats; Stimulus control

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; MORPHINE; PENTOBARBITAL; STREET DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MORPHINE; PENTOBARBITAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 0031178917     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1997.68-117     Document Type: Article

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