Date of Award
1976
Degree Name
Psychology
Type of Degree
M.A.
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
A group of 20 female albino rats was trained to turn either left or right opposite their natural pre-potent responses for food reinforcement under the influence of saline or scopolamine in a T-maze. Upon reaching criterion of nine out of ten correct choices, the rats were then required to make a reversal to the opposite arm of the T-maze used in training. The applicability of various theories on the cholinergic mechanisms involved in the learning processes was investigated. The results indicate the occurrence of a state-dependent learning phenomenon accompanied by a disinhibitory effect of scopolamine upon behavior.
Subject(s)
Psychology -- Research.
Social sciences -- Research
Recommended Citation
Glance, Theodore Alan, "The effects of scopollamine upon behavior in a reversal situation" (1976). Theses, Dissertations and Capstones. 2017.
https://mds.marshall.edu/etd/2017
