Latent inhibition in the developing rat: An examination of context-specific effects

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-65

  Yap, Carol S L ^a   Richardson, Rick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Context specificity; Freezing; Latent inhibition; Odors; Ontogeny; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZING; LATENT INHIBITION; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; ODOR; ONTOGENY; RAT; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOCK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STIMULUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; ELECTROSHOCK; FREEZING REACTION, CATALEPTIC; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; ODORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

ANIMALIA;

EID: 21844447381     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20074     Document Type: Article

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