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Water-deprived rats (N = 4) presented on a test day with counterbalanced series of sucrose concentrations (15 min each) in a Skinner box demonstrated lower responding for a 32% solution than for 4, 8, or 16% solutions during initial exposure but higher responding for 32% during later exposures. Results are discussed in terms of an interaction of sucrose rewards with motivational state.
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Rosen, A.J., Jacobs, M. Sucrose incentive shifts in the Skinner box with thirsty rats. Psychon Sci 13, 175–176 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342467
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