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The development of schedule-induced polydipsia in rats run on a free dry-food schedule was not affected by whether or not the drinkometer was operating. Other rats showed an increase in polydipsia when given occasional mild foot shocks, suggesting that polydipsia is enhanced by a nonspecific emotion-arousing procedure.
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These experiments were done at San Diego State College and supported by National Science Foundation Grants NSF GB 1605, NSF GB 5777, and NSF GB 7292. DLO ran the first experiment, and EFS ran the second with the assistance of David Brookshire and Michael Turner.
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Segal, E.F., Oden, D.L. Effects of drinkometer current and of foot shock on psychogenic polydipsia. Psychon Sci 14, 13–14 (1969). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336399
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