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Previous work has shown that the rate of extinction of a conditioned taste aversion by a male (but not a female) rat is affected by the state of fluid deprivation. In the present study, adult male rats were either fluid deprived or nondeprived during acquisition of the conditioned taste aversion and then either fluid deprived or nondeprived during its extinction. The males that were fluid deprived during extinction showed a faster, female-like rate of extinction regardless of the deprivation state during acquisition. These results were related to previous work showing that the rate of extinction of a conditioned taste aversion is dependent on levels of testosterone.
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Sengstake, C.B., Chambers, K.C. Differential effects of fluid deprivation on the acquisition and extinction phases of a conditioned taste aversion. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 14, 85–87 (1979). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329407
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