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These results show that in rats, emotionality produced by 15 min. exposure to a strange environment, with or without shock, causes a depression in water consumption measured in the home cage. However, the effect lasts for only one day. Repeated daily exposure to shock outside the home cage results in a facilitation of water consumption after five days.
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This investigation was supported in part by a research grant M1298 from the National Institute of Health, Public Health Service.
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The author is grateful to James Perhach and Robert Davis who rendered invaluable assistance as laboratory technicians for this experiment and to James Korn who assisted on the statistical analysis.
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Moyer, K.E. Effect of experience with emotion provoking stimuli on water consumption in the rat. Psychon Sci 2, 251–252 (1965). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03343433
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03343433