Date of Award:
5-1968
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Psychology
Committee Chair(s)
Marvin F. Daley
Committee
Marvin F. Daley
Committee
Glendon Casto
Committee
Heber C. Sharp
Abstract
Four non-licking guinea pigs were reinforced with water for successive approximations to licking an operandum feeder. Once all subjects had obtained their total liquid intake for a three-week period by licking, an optimum deprivation schedule was determined.
Fixed ratio and variable interval schedules were found to affect licking behavior of the guinea pig in a similar way as with the rat, mean lick rate of guinea pigs being slightly lower than that of the rat. Precise control over the onset and offset of licking was demonstrated through discrimination training.
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Recommended Citation
Alvord, Jack R., "Development and Control of Licking Behavior in the Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus)" (1968). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 5622.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/5622
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