Relative reinforcing effects of different oral ethanol doses in rhesus monkeys

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-64

  Stewart, Robert B ^a   Wang, Nian Sheng ^c   Bass, April A ^c   Meisch, Richard A ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol; Concurrent fixed ratio schedules; Drug self administration; Mouth contact responses; Oral route; Reinforcer magnitude; Rhesus monkeys

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; MACACA; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 0036358789     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2002.77-49     Document Type: Article

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