The US-Preexposure Effect in Lithium-Induced Flavor-Aversion Conditioning is a Consequence of Blocking by Injection Cues

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-66

  De Brugada, Isabel ^a   Hall, Geoffrey ^b   Symonds, Michelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVORING AGENT; LITHIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; TASTE; WISTAR RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; FEMALE; FLAVORING AGENTS; GENERALIZATION, STIMULUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MALE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RATS, WISTAR; TASTE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1642537573     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.30.1.58     Document Type: Article

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