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In two experiments, rats traversed a runway in the presence of odor cues from odor-donor rats (stimulus odor). These odors were established in the start and run sections of a runway. As in previous work, these odors were shown to be influential determinants of behavior There is an indication that odors of reward and nonreward may be different for different rats, and that these different odors can be used to form complex discriminations.
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This research was supported by a Faculty Research Grant from Middle Tennessee State University to the first author and a Tower Fund Research Grant from Austin Peay State University to the second author.
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Prytula, R.E., Davis, S.F. The relationship between locus of odor cues and double-alternation responding in the rat. Animal Learning & Behavior 4, 352–356 (1976). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03214064
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