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Twenty rats learned a position preference in a Tmaze. The Ss were then matched and divided into two groups. Group C received two free and two forced choices daily so that each S entered both sides equally often and received 10 sec. reward regardless of the side entered. Group PRS received the same treatment except that if a S chose the side opposite to which it had been trained, it received a 30 sec. goal box confinement following the reward. On free choice trials, Group C chose the side opposite to which it had been trained significantly more times than Group PRC.
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1. This research was supported in part by Public Health Service Research Grant MH 10041-01 from the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Bowen, J. Effect of post-reward confinement on choice behavior. Psychon Sci 6, 131 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03327992
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