Multiple indicators of side preference in the rat.
This study tested the hypothesis that a general factor underlies a number of measures of side preference in the rat. The results support such a latent variable, but one with correlated errors, that accounts for the intercorrelations among four of the prospective indicators of side preference. It was suggested that multiple indicators be used to represent the construct of side preference in the rat to avoid problems associated with the presence of method and error variance found in single indicators.
Becker
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Department of Psychology, University of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Schultz
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D000818:Animals; D001143:Arousal; D002755:Choice Behavior; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D009949:Orientation; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012931:Social Environment; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior