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Short-term changes in exploratory activity of rats in simple mazes might be a result of olfactory changes in the maze, during intervals between trials. An experiment is reported in which olfactory changes were deliberately introduced in the interval between two brief exploratory trials, but these changes did not alter exploratory behavior on the second trial. It is concluded that olfactory cues probably play a relatively minor role in the control of exploratory behavior.
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This experiment was carried out at the Psychological Laboratory, Cambridge, while the author held a Training Research Grant from the Medical Research Council.
The author is grateful to Mr. A. J. Watson for his help and encouragement.
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Halliday, M.S. The influence of olfactory cues on exploratory behavior. Psychon Sci 9, 595–596 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03327906
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