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On Test Trial 1 rats placed in a T-maze start box were allowed to turn once, 360 deg, either in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. Test Trial 2 consisted of allowing an S to traverse the T-maze. Statistically significant alternation behavior was observed between the Test Trial 1 start-box turn and the Test Trial 2 choice-point turn.
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This research was supported by grants from the Research and Publication Fund of Wake Forest University and MH-19692 from the National Institute of Mental Health. The research was conducted according to the “Principles for the Care and Use of Animals, ” approved June 26, 1968, by the Council of Representatives, American Psychological Association. The authors wish to thank Robert C. Beck and Robert H. Dufort for their reading of this paper.
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Richman, C.L., Tessnear, M. A note on spontaneous alternation behavior. Psychon Sci 16, 233–234 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332660
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