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Rats abstract rules from a response series lacking a consistent motor pattern.

Abstract: Two experiments examined whether rats could learn a rule-based response sequence when prevented from performing a consistent motor pattern. In a serial multiple-choice procedure, rats chose from an 8-lever array mounted on the walls of an octagonal operant chamber. In Experiment 1, rats le...

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Published in:Learning & Motivation Vol. 46; pp. 44 - 60
Main Authors: Kundey, Shannon M.A., Fountain, Stephen B.
Format: Article
Published: Academic Press Inc. May2014
Subjects:
Motor ability
Motivation (Psychology)
Learning in animals
Laboratory rats
Ambiguity
Pattern perception
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