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Odd Ball, Abstract, Olfactory Learning in Laboratory Rats

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This study demonstrated that hooded rats could learn the abstract relation of oddity while control Ss could not when they were not supplied the olfactory stimuli. Olfactory stimuli provide a good fit to the rat’s abilities, allowing 69% correct responses on the first trial of a problem and 93% correct on the second trial after 29 problems.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, 59801, USA

    Ronald A. Langworthy & Joseph W. Jennings

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Langworthy, R.A., Jennings, J.W. Odd Ball, Abstract, Olfactory Learning in Laboratory Rats. Psychol Rec 22, 487–490 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03394116

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