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The present study sought to ascertain the extent of memory utilization by the rat in a simple reinforcement schedule of four events. The results indicated that even under conditions that should have maximized memory (i.e., within-subject trial administration, odor-reduced conditions, short intertrial interval) the rat appears to be incapable of learning such a schedule. Attention is directed toward a consideration of the functional role of events that precede or follow reward.
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This research was sponsored by a Tower Fund Research Grant from Austin Peay State University to the first author and by a Faculty Research Grant from Middle Tennessee State University to the second author. Portions of this paper were presented at the 1975 annual meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology.
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Davis, S.F., Prytula, R.E., Doughman, W.C. et al. Rat memory: Have we anthropomorphized?. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 5, 471–472 (1975). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333303
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