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Activity level was monitored in the startbox before a runway trial for a group of eight rats running for food reward, and for a second group of eight rats receiving identical treatment but with no reward given. There was no evidence for an excitatory incentive response, as the groups’ activity levels did not differ during acquisition. In extinction, the previously rewarded animals were more active, suggesting a frustration effect.
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Klare, W.F. Activity level and secondary motivation: Incentive. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 3, 174–176 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333433
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