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The relationship between emotionality measures and spontaneous alternation was tested using male rats which had been differentially handled as pups. Handled rats had less emotional open-field activity patterns over a 90-day period and alternated more than nonhandled rats.
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This investigation was supported in part by National Science Foundation funds through the Committee on Research, UCLA. The author wishes to thank Dr. Goldman for her cooperation. This paper was sponsored by Sally E. Sperling, who takes full editorial responsibility for its contents.
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O’connell, R.H. Spontaneous alternation and emotionality in rats with differential early experience. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 4, 135–136 (1974). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334221
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