Consummatory Successive Negative Contrast in Mongolian Gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)
Successive Negative Contrast (SNC) is a phenomenon in which there is a sharp decrease in the rate of reinforced behavior immediately after a sudden reduction in quality or quantity of a habitual reinforcer. This phenomenon has become a solid experimental paradigm for the study of frustration in mammals but it has not been reported to date in the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus). This species is monogamous and biparental, and these differential characteristics make it interesting for comparative analysis. This work includes modifications to the SNC paradigm for this species, assessing its response to sudden changes in positive reinforcement and its differences by sex. In the first phase of the experiment, a multiple choice test was u... Ver más
2011-2084
2011-7922
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2016-07-01
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http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
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International Journal of Psychological Research - 2016
