Behavioral momentum and relapse of ethanol seeking: Nondrug reinforcement in a context increases relative reinstatement

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-86

  Pyszczynski, Adam D ^a   Shahan, Timothy A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative nondrug reinforcement; Behavioral momentum theory; Drug cues; Ethanol; Rat; Reinstatement; Relapse; Resistance to change; Self administration

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; RELAPSE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DRUG-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; ETHANOL; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 78651392888     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0b013e328341e9fb     Document Type: Article

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