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The threshold of behavioral arousal in the rat was measured by presenting a series of bursts of noise of increasing intensity, and observing S’s behavior. Such thresholds were found to be related to ongoing behavior, history of testing, and conditions of deprivation. A single severe deprivation had no effect upon the threshold but regularly scheduled feeding lowered it.
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1. This research was supported by grant NSG-396 from NASA.
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Bolles, R.C., Younger, M.S. The effect of hunger on the threshold of behavioral arousal. Psychon Sci 7, 243–244 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331097
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