Interacting Effects of Handling and <i>d</i>-Amphetamine on Avoidance Learning

UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Douglas Wahlsten, Visiting Professor (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
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Abstract: Rats were injected with either saline or 2 mg/kg of d-amphetamine 10 min prior to 50 trials of training with either the one-way, shuttle or shuttle-with-handling procedure. One-way training yielded more avoidances and shorter avoidance latencies than did either variant of shuttle training; it was not affected by the drug. The frequency of avoidances under shuttle training, on the other hand, was increased either by d-amphetamine or by handling the animal during the intertrial interval. When both the drug and handling were administered together, performance was similar to that during the usual shuttle training.

Additional Information

Publication
Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 2, 439-441.
Language: English
Date: 1974
Keywords
Avoidance learning, Handling, d-Amphetamine

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