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Adult female rats acquired efficient DRL responding and shuttlebox avoidance behavior more quickly than did adult male rats only if the tests were conducted during the daytime portion of the day-night cycle. During the night there was no sex difference in either behavior.
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Supported by NIH Grant HD 08206. Jerry Holzer, Steve Ness, Jeff Gerth, and Bruce O’Gara assisted in the testing of the animals.
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Beatty, W.W. Sex differences in DRL and active avoidance behaviors in the rat depend upon the day-night cycle. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 10, 95–97 (1977). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329291
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