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Rats were exposed to a single pairing of grape juice and rotation or rotation plus high gravity (5 g or 10 g). They were then tested separately for grape juice consumption over the next several days. High gravity did not reduce the amount of grape juice consumed, and nonrotated controls drank significantly more throughout testing. A high resistance to extinction was evidenced by the fact that drinking suppression was maintained for the experimental groups throughout five tests.
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This research was conducted in the Wenner-Gren Research Laboratory, University of Kentucky. We are grateful to Brad Holtzclaw for his technical assistance.
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McCoy, D.F., Nallan, G.B. & Pace, G.M. Some effects of rotation and centrifugally produced high gravity on taste aversion in rats. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 16, 255–257 (1980). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329536
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329536