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Two hundred and twenty-five rats were tested for preference of reward, nonreward, and neutral odor trails. Rats which had previously received partial or varied reward training showed no preference for reward odor trails, while rats which had previously received continuous reward training preferred reward odor trails. The results were seen to have both methodological and theoretical implications for past and future instrumental conditioning experiments.
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This research was supported by Research Grant NSF GB 30510 from the National Science Foundation.
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McHose, J.H. Preference for reward and nonreward odor trails as a function of reinforcement history. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 2, 420–422 (1973). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334435
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