The secondary reinforcing value of food for thirsty animals.
- 1 January 1954
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
- Vol. 47 (3), 240-243
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0062952
Abstract
To ascertain if sight of food serves as an incentive for thirsty, food-satiated rats, two matched groups of Sprague-Dawley male rats were trained to traverse a runway. Experimental animals running to food ran more rapidly and consistently than controls running to an empty end box. It is concluded that a learned incentive is effective when another primary drive is operating. The possible roles of reactive inhibition, frustation and secondary drives in the differential performance are discussed.Keywords
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