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Rats given a choice between .8% NaCl and distilled water in a T-maze increased their choices of NaCl over days. The critical difference between this study and others in which rats preferred water to saline in the T-maze seems to be the amount of time during which S is allowed to drink.
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This research was carred out while the author was a PHS predoctoral Fellow. The author is grateful to Dr. Mark A. Berkley for many helpful suggestions.
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Stearns, E.M. Reward value of saline and water for the rat. Psychon Sci 2, 193–194 (1965). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03343401
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