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The saccharin intake of intact and orchidectomized male hamsters were compared at points at which (1) no weight differences existed between the groups, (2) the intact group had outgained the orchidectomized group, and (3) the orchidectomized group had outgained the intact group. Where no weight differences existed, no intake differences were observed. Where one group had gained more weight than the other, it drank less saccharin, regardless of its surgical condition. It was suggested that body weight might be a critical variable in the control of saccharin consumption in neutered male hamsters.
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The author would like to express his appreciation to R. Montemayor for his able assistance in collecting the data. A portion of these data were presented at the 1973 meeting of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology.
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Marks, H.E. Body weight as a determinant of saccharin consumption in the orchidectomized male hamster (Mesocricetus auratus). Bull. Psychon. Soc. 3, 11–13 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333374
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333374