Date of Award:
12-2024
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Psychology
Committee Chair(s)
Amy Odum
Committee
Amy Odum
Committee
Gregory Madden
Committee
Timothy Slocum
Abstract
Impulsive choice is associated with a host of human maladaptive behaviors warranting investigations aimed at reducing impulsive choice. Pavlovian conditioning was explored in 22 male Wistar rats. The experimental group was exposed to a stimulus that signaled a large delay-reduction to an food, whereas the control group experienced a stimulus that was controlled by a random schedule that did not predict food. Subsequently, a test of conditioned reinforcement was conducted, indicating a difference in conditioning between groups. Finally, a test of impulsive choice failed to find effects of training on impulsive choice.
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Recommended Citation
Visser, Emma, "Pavlovian Conditioned-Reinforcer Training as a Means of Reducing Impulsive Choice" (2024). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Fall 2023 to Present. 339.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd2023/339
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