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An apparatus designed by Berlyne was used to dissociate locomotor activity and inspective exploratory responses with the aid of traditional manipulators. In this apparatus, novel and complex stimulation increased exploration but did not affect locomotor activity (LA), d-amphetamine (1.5 mg/kg) increased LA but decreased exploration. These findings provide a double dissociation of the behavioral components. In addition, low intrasubject correlations for the two behaviors were demonstrated. Results are discussed with reference to the need for simultaneous separate measures to obtain valid indices of exploratory behavior and LA.
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Leyland, M., Robbins, T. & Iversen, S.D. Locomotor activity and exploration: The use of traditional manipulators to dissociate these two behaviors in the rat. Animal Learning & Behavior 4, 261–265 (1976). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03214046
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