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Rats were reinforced with dry food for licking a water nozzle. Emptying the bottle disrupted licking. This does not demonstrate that the drinking was controlled by thirst. It does demonstrate that an operant is controlled by its characteristic feedback.
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Supported by NSF GB 1605 and NIMH 8505, and an NSF Undergraduate Research Participation Grant to the Department of Psychology.
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Segal, E.F., Oden, D.L. Determinants of polydipsia in rats: A reply to Stein. I. Emptying the water bottle. Psychon Sci 2, 201–202 (1965). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03343405
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