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Passive avoidance learning in the young rat
Author(s) -
Blozovski Denise,
Cudennec Annie
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
developmental psychobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1098-2302
pISSN - 0012-1630
DOI - 10.1002/dev.420130510
Subject(s) - avoidance learning , task (project management) , psychology , shock (circulatory) , compartment (ship) , audiology , developmental psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anesthesia , neuroscience , medicine , engineering , history , ancient history , systems engineering
A step‐through locomotor passive avoidance task is described requiring the suppression of a spontaneous escape reaction from a cool toward a warm compartment in order to avoid an electric shock delivered in the warm side. We observed no learning of this task at 9 days of age, a very low but significant level of acquisition at 11 days, a slow but progressive improvement of avoidance from the 13th until the 17th day when the adult capacity was achieved, and a marked increase in the rate between 17–20 days.
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