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Stereotyped Behaviors During Acquisition and Extinction in Rats

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Activity, grooming, exploration, gnawing, drinking, and nosing stereotypies in 10 white rats were monitored under adaptation, shaping, continuous reinforcement, fixed-interval reinforcement and extinction conditions. Exploration predominated, except with continuous reinforcement, when grooming was more common. In general, stereotypies decreased with learning and increased under novel and extinction conditions.

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  1. Atkinson College, York University, Downsview, Ontario, M3J2R7, Canada

    J. D. Keehn & Jose Nobrega

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This research was supported by a grant from the Atkinson College Research Fund. Reprints may be obtained from J. D. Keehn, Atkinson College, York University, Downsview, Ontario, M3J2R7, Canada.

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Keehn, J.D., Nobrega, J. Stereotyped Behaviors During Acquisition and Extinction in Rats. Psychol Rec 28, 245–251 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03394533

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