Behavioral and pharmacological variables affecting risky choice in rats

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 275-297

  Kaminski, Barbara J ^b   Ator, Nancy A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Drug effects on risky choice; Fixed ratio schedule and risky choice; Foraging; Intertrial interval and risky choice; Lever press; Rat; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DEXAMPHETAMINE; PHENCYCLIDINE;

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; LONG EVANS RAT; MALE; MOTIVATION; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHENCYCLIDINE; PROBABILITY LEARNING; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 0035350618     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2001.75-275     Document Type: Article

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