The probability-learning performances of 4 groups of 12 rats at different reinforcement probabilities and extents of deprivation were compared. While these probabilities yielded different performances, the several deprivations did not. It was concluded that procedural variation between this and other studies of deprivation effects on choice performance may account for the failure to demonstrate drive differences on this task.
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