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Rats were placed in one compartment of a shuttlebox following ethanol injection and in another compartment following injection with saline. After four or five injection placements in each compartment, Ss showed a preference for the compartment associated with ethanol injection. Noninjected Ss given the series of placements did not develop such a preference. These results suggested that the central effects of ethanol (intoxication) are reinforcing for rats.
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Black, R.W., Albiniak, T., Davis, M. et al. A preference in rats for cues associated with intoxication. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 2, 423–424 (1973). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334436
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