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In three experiments the effects of administration of Drinamyl (a mixture of dexamphetamine and amylobarbitone in the ratio of 1:6.5 by weight) on responding for novel and familiar sensory change was examined. In the first experiment, an acute administration of Drinamyl enhanced sensory-contingent barpressing (SCBP) with no differential effect for novel vs familiar change. In the second experiment acute Drinamyl also enhanced SCBP, with a larger effect for novel change. In a third experiment the effect of chronic Drinamyl administration was studied. Responding was substantially increased, with responding for sound change showing a greater effect than for light change. Responding for sound change also increased markedly over trials. When the sensory reinforcers were deleted, responding declined. The results were interpreted in terms of an increase in the reward value of SCBP under the drug.
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Glow, P.H., Russell, A. Sensory-contingent barpressing for familiar and novel change under a dexamphetamine-amylobarbitone mixture. Animal Learning & Behavior 2, 27–30 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03199112
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