Interaction with Demonstrator Rats Changes Observer Rats' Affective Responses to Flavors

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 393-398

  Galef Jr , Bennett G ^a   Whiskin, Elaine E ^a   Bielavska, Edita ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DRINKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; IMITATION; MAZE TEST; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TASTE;

AFFECT; ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DRINKING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MAZE LEARNING; MOTIVATION; RATS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TASTE;

EID: 0031298607     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.111.4.393     Document Type: Article

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