Orderliness and activity in the exploratory behavior of rats
Psychonomic SciencePublished 1 March 1969Open access
David Lester
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Abstract
An experiment and reanalysis of previous studies by the author indicated that there is, in general, a negative correlation between activity and orderliness in Y-maze exploration by rats.
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NeuroscienceBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
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