Attributes of an effective stimulus

• Main Author: MacInnis, Mika L. M
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01.01.2007
• Subjects: Experimental psychology; Experiments; Psychological tests; Psychology; Rodents

The goal was to determine what attributes of a stimulus make it an effective time marker. Rats were trained on simple, appetitive, head-entry procedures in which food was available every 120 s. Ninety seconds following reinforcer delivery, a stimulus could be presented. The attributes of this stimul...