Differential acquisition of lever pressing in inbred and outbred mice: Comparison of one-lever and two-lever procedures and correlation with differences in locomotor activity

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 339-356

  Mckerchar, Todd L ^a   Zarcone, Troy J ^a,b,c   Fowler, Stephen C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral genetics; Concomitant schedule; Lever press; Mice; One lever; Operant acquisition; Two lever

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR GENETICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; GENETICS, BEHAVIORAL; GENOTYPE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 26244436437     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2005.95-04     Document Type: Review

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