The Gerbil as a Subject in Behavioral Research
- 1 April 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 12 (2), 315-318
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1963.12.2.315
Abstract
Two experiments were undertaken to appraise the gerbil for behavioral research. In a study of exploratory behavior ( n = 15), it was found that size of test area was a factor influencing exploration. In a second study, it was found that gerbils ( n = 9) surpass rats in acquisition of a discriminated avoidance response in the Skinner box.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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