20 rats and 20 guinea pigs were compared on a 23.5-hr. water-deprivation schedule and on a 23.5-hr. food-deprivation schedule. Rats showed a satisfactory adjustment to both these schedules, while guinea pigs adjusted to water-deprivation but not to the food-deprivation schedule.
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