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The present study explores the sand-digging behavior of a highly inbred strain of mice (C-57) to see if they, like Peromyscus and laboratory rats, will volunteer to dig large amounts of sand in the absence of primary rewards. The effects of training (pacing) are also examined.
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Paper presented at the Western Psychological Association, Vancouver, B.C., 1969.
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Wilsoncroft, W.E. Sand digging of C-57 mice. Psychon Sci 18, 150–151 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332348
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