Psychoactive drugs and stimulus analysis: II. The experimental distinction of stimulus processing and motor effects of drugs.
An experimental procedure is described which enables a distinction to be made between the effects of drugs on motor activity and stimulus analysis. The test is based upon the experimental modification of exploratory behaviour of rats. The psychological processes occurring in the test situation are discussed, and an experimental paradigm outlined which would enable drug effects to be evaluated on a number of psychological dimensions. The logic of the paradigm is illustrated with examples.
D000818:Animals; D001143:Arousal / Q000187:drug effects*; D005106:Exploratory Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000187:drug effects; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects*; D010465:Perception / Q000187:drug effects*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000145:classification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D012677:Sensation / Q000187:drug effects; D012931:Social Environment
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs