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The effect of early gustatory experience upon taste preference in the mature albino rat.
The effect of early gustatory experience upon taste preference in the mature albino rat.
Abstract
This Btuiy iitilized a choice method to assess preference in adult rats Vho had been exposed to one of fonr treatments (Sucrose; Quinine; Water; and Handling) at an early age. The up and down (psychophysical) method (Dixon & Ilassey, 1957) vas used to determine the mean concentration of sucrose, Vhich Vhen mixed vith a set concentration of quinine, is Isohedonic (equally preferred) to a set concentration of sucrose (standard). Responses cltistered around a mean score (quinineeucx'ose mixture) vhich is hypothetically equivalent (equally preferred) to a fixed concentration of sucrose (standard). Sensitivity to quinine vas reflected by the response frequencies recorded since the rat vill Ingest the sucrose solution of greater concentration in a tvo choice situation (Young & Green, 1953)-
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Date
1970