Rats' behavior in the course of aversive conditioning measured by a stabilimeter

Japanese Journal of Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 24-29

  Iso, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a HYOGO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aversive conditioning; Rats; Stabilimeter

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONED REFLEX; ELECTRIC SHOCK; LIGHT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; ELECTROSHOCK; LIGHT; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0033112158     PISSN: 00215236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.70.24     Document Type: Article

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