Mating preference and sexual reinforcement in female rats |
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Authors: | D P Gilman W H Westbrook |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, California State University, Sacramento, CA 95819 USA |
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Abstract: | Intact female rats chose between sexually active males and inactive males or females in a runway-choice apparatus. In either a discrete choice or continuous choice format, sexually receptive female rats demonstrated a preference for sexually active males over the other two incentive animals. No preference was demonstrated when females were sexually non-receptive. The results demonstrate that, for sexually receptive female rats, copulation can have reinforcing effects distinct from the reinforcing effects of more general social and exploratory factors. |
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Keywords: | Copulatory behavior Sexual preference Natural estrus Sexual reinforcement |
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