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ACQUIRED STIMULUS CONTROL OF DRUG‐INDUCED CHANGES IN AGGRESSIVE DISPLAY IN BETTA SPLENDENS
Author(s) -
Braud William G.,
Weibel Jorge Erik
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of the experimental analysis of behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1938-3711
pISSN - 0022-5002
DOI - 10.1901/jeab.1969.12-773
Subject(s) - stimulus control , stimulus (psychology) , psychology , communication , neuroscience , cognitive psychology , nicotine
Male Siamese fighting fish exhibit stereotyped aggression reactions to their mirror reflections. When distinctive neutral stimuli (flickering colored lights) were repeatedly associated with drug‐potentiated aggression (morphine sulfate) and drug‐depressed aggression (phenergan), the stimuli came to exert specific stimulus control over aggressive display even after the drugs were discontinued.