Sensory preconditioning in the goldfish

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dc.contributor.advisorBraud, William G.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBrown, Eric R.
dc.creatorHayden, Mary Ellen
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-16T20:09:13Z
dc.date.available2020-12-16T20:09:13Z
dc.date.issued1972
dc.description.abstractSensory preconditioning (SPC) has been demonstrated in organisms from humans to birds on the phylogenetic scale. Several attempts to precondition fish, however, have been unsuccessful. This study was an attempt to make use of phylogenetic trends discovered by Soviet experimenters to devise a successful SPC experiment with fish. Three experiments were conducted using an appetitive task to test for preconditioning effects. Although results of these tests were not uniformly statistically significant, the data were highly suggestive of some SPC effect. Possible modifications of the experimental design to further explore SPC in the fish are discussed.
dc.description.departmentPsychology, Department of
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.other14072809
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/7256
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofSenior Honors Theses
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dc.subjectPreconditioning
dc.subjectGoldfish
dc.titleSensory preconditioning in the goldfish
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeCollege of Arts and Sciences
thesis.degree.departmentPsychology, Department of
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelBachelors
thesis.degree.nameBachelor of Science

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