Animal Motivation Experimental Studies on the Albino Rat / / C. J. Warden.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Warden, C. J.,
• MitwirkendeR: Aylesworth, Mercy,; Hamilton, E. L.,; Holden, Frances,; Jenkins, Marion,; Jenkins, T. N.,; Nissen, H. W.,; Warden, C. J.,; Warner, L. H.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1931]; ©1931
• Year of Publication: 1931
• Language: English
• Series: Columbia University Council for Research in the Social Sciences
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (504 p.)
• Other title: 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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• ISBN: 9780231878319; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/ward90352
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: C. J. Warden.

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.