Contextual control of long-term habituation in rats

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 323-339

  Jordan, Wesley P ^a   Strasser, Heather C ^a   McHale, Luke ^a  

^a ST MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GROOMING; HABITUATION; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; STARTLE REFLEX;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CUES; ENVIRONMENT; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GROOMING; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 0034220511     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.26.3.323     Document Type: Article

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