Pharmacological Shock Therapy as a Psycho-Biological Problem |
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Authors: | George W Kisker George W Knox |
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Institution: | 1. Columbus State Hospital;2. Department of Psychology of Ohio State University |
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Abstract: | Five mothers of 50 newborn rat pups were maintained on either standard lab chow or a diet composed of the same chow with onion powder added. Taste preference tests administered during weaning indicated that the pups whose mother was fed the onion chow showed a preference for onion diet, but that such preference dissipated across the five day testing period. A control group of pups who were exposed to any onion diet cues available through channels other than the mother's milk did not show a preference for onion diet. It was concluded that exposure to onion taste in mother's milk was responsible for an initial preference for onion diet. |
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Keywords: | humans peak shift Stimulus discrimination stimulus generalization |
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