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In two four-phase experiments, a double-alternation sequence of goal events, and hence odors, of donor rats was initially presented to runway-trained rats (experimental animals) in the startbox of a runway. Following this phase, the odors from the donor rats were selectively removed, reinstated, and removed again. Although the performance of the experimental animals was substantially controlled by the odors emitted by the donor rats, it was found that appropriate responding could be maintained in the start measure when donor cues were removed from the startbox.
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This research was supported by a faculty research grant from Middle Tennessee State University to the first author, and a Tower Fund research grant from Austin Peay State University to the second author.
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Prytula, R.E., Davis, S.F. & Fite, J. Donor odor: The presence or absence as a mediator of behavior in the runway-trained rat. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 13, 137–140 (1979). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335037
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335037