Electric shock produced drinking in the squirrel monkey.
Squirrel monkeys were periodically exposed to brief electric tail shocks in a test environment containing a rubber hose, response lever, and a water spout. Shock delivery produced preshock lever pressing and postshock hose biting. Additionally, all subjects displayed licking responses following postshock biting-attack episodes. Further experiments showed that licking was: (1) influenced by hours of water deprivation; (2) drinking behavior; (3) the direct result of shock delivery; and (4) developed spontaneously in naive subjects with or without opportunities for hose biting or lever pressing. Removing the opportunity to attack increased postshock drinking. A noxious environmental stimulus that causes aggression can also produce drinking.
D000374:Aggression; D000818:Animals; D004327:Drinking Behavior; D004597:Electroshock; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012453:Saimiri; D013997:Time Factors; D014868:Water Deprivation