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The exploratory tendencies of dominant and submissive rats were examined in a Y-maze. The dominant rats showed significantly more alternation behavior in the maze than their submissive partners. There were no differences in activity between the groups, nor in defecation behavior. Dominant rats appear, therefore, to explore more than submissive rats in novel situations.
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Lester, D. Exploratory behavior of dominant and submissive rats. Psychon Sci 9, 285–286 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332224
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