Animal Motivation Experimental Studies on the Albino Rat /

An analysis of the motivation factors to animal behavior through the study of albino rats. Examines the behavioral drive around hunger, thirst, sex, and exploration using the obstruction method.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Warden, C. J. (Autor, Contribuidor)
Otros Autores: Aylesworth, Mercy (Contribuidor), Hamilton, E. L. (Contribuidor), Holden, Frances (Contribuidor), Jenkins, Marion (Contribuidor), Jenkins, T. N. (Contribuidor), Nissen, H. W. (Contribuidor), Warner, L. H. (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1931]
Colección:Columbia University Council for Research in the Social Sciences
Temas:
Animal behavior.
Animal intelligence.
Rats.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Part I. The Columbia Obstruction Method
  • 1. Standard Apparatus for the Study of Animal Motivation
  • 2. An Experimental Analysis of the Obstruction Method of Measuring Animal Drives
  • Part II. The Hunger Drive
  • 1. A Study of Hunger Behavior in the White Rat by Means of the Obstruction Method
  • 2. The Effect of Delayed Incentive on the Hunger Drive in the White Rat (Experiment 1: The Obstruction Method)
  • Part III. The Thirst Drive
  • 1. A Study of Thirst Behavior in the White Rat by Means of the Obstruction Method
  • Part IV. The Sex Drive
  • 1. A Study of Sex Behavior in the White Rat by Means of the Obstruction Method
  • 2. The Effect of Segregation on the Sex Behavior of the White Rat as Measured by the Obstruction Method
  • 3. The Effects of Gonadectomy, Vasotomy, and Injections of Placental and Orchic Extracts on the Sex Behavior of the White Rat
  • Part V. The Maternal Drive
  • 1. A Study of Maternal Behavior in the White Rat by Means of the Obstruction Method
  • Part VI. The Exploratory Drive
  • 1. A Study of Exploratory Behavior in the White Rat by Means of the Obstruction Method
  • Part VII. A Comparison of Normal Drives
  • 1. The Relative Strength and Persistence of the Normal Drives in the White Rat
  • Appendices
  • 1. A Study of the Effect of Starvation upon Behavior by Means of the Obstruction Method
  • 2. The Effect of Short Intervals of Delay in Feeding upon Speed of Maze Learning
  • 3. The Effect of Delayed Incentive on the Hunger Drive in the White Rat (Experiment 2: The Learning Method)
  • 4. The Relative Value of Reward and Punishment in the Formation of a Visual Discrimination Habit in the White Rat
  • Index

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