Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Data in the Study of Feeding Behavior in Male Wistar Rats

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 10; p. 881
• Main Authors: Casarrubea, Maurizio, Aiello, Stefania, Di Giovanni, Giuseppe, Santangelo, Andrea, Palacino, Manfredi, Crescimanno, Giuseppe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 24.04.2019
• Subjects: feeding behavior; hyperglycidic diet; Psychology; rat; standard diet; T-pattern analysis; TPA; T-pattern analysis; TPA; rat; standard diet; feeding behavior; hyperglycidic diet

The first step in a behavioral study is represented by the organization of a suitable ethogram, that is, a formal description of individual components of the behavior. Then, each component of such a behavioral repertoire can be (e.g., how many times it occurs, its duration, percent distribution, lat...