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Rats were presented with pairs of the following incentives at 0. 11, and 22 hr. of food deprivation: food, plaything, and rat. Time spent with food increased up to 11 hr., but time spent with plaything vs. rat was independent of food deprivation. Ss preferred plaything to rat, food to rat, and food to plaything, with one exception: nondeprived Ss preferred plaything to food.
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The authors thank Lois Loats for her assistance in collecting the data. Her participation was made possible by an Undergraduate Research Participation Grant from the National Science Foundation.
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Allison, J., Rocha e Silva, M. Time spent with food and nonfood incentives as a function of food deprivation. Psychon Sci 2, 63–64 (1965). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03343331
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