Abstract
Four experiments, using 100 albino rats, were done to test the hypothesis that stimuli which are repeatedly paired with intense hunger become aversive. In Experiment I and II Ss under different degrees of hunger were put in a goal box. The aversiveness of the goal box was then assessed by the speed with which satiated Ss ran to or from the goal box (Experiment I) or to the goal box (Experiment II). In Experiments III and IV, using a within-Ss design, Ss were put in one box when hungry and another box when satiated. The aversiveness of the boxes was evluated by T-maze preference tests. No evidence was found to support the hypothesis.
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These experiments were supported by a grant from the General Research Fund of The University of Kansas.
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Wike, E.L., Knutson, D.L. Learned Drives based on Hunger. Psychol Rec 16, 297–303 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393672
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