title: Target biting associated with a gustatory avoidance response.
abstract: Gustatory avoidance studies normally focus on the diminished occurrence of a consummatory behavior as the primary dependent variable. Several reports have described behaviors which accompany this gustatory avoidance response but no attempt has been made to automate collection of such data. In the following studies lithium chloride (LiCl) was administered to rats following saccharin consumption in a standard gustatory avoidance paradigm. The rats also had the opportunity to make noncontingent target biting responses on an inanimate target. It was observed that there was a significant decrease in saccharin intake following its pairing with LiCl. High target biting rates were associated with this avoidance response and, to a lesser degree, with initial target exposure. These observations are discussed in terms of paradigm contingencies.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Schimpf
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D002712:Chlorides; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium; D018021:Lithium Chloride; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D012439:Saccharin; D013649:Taste / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D008094:Lithium; D012439:Saccharin; D018021:Lithium Chloride