28 hooded rats were presented with a discrimination task involving redundant, relevant cues of brightness (white vs black) and orientation (horizontal vs vertical) while under a high-drive or low-drive state. Multiplecue control was not enhanced by low drive or by the use of positive training stimuli composed of cues with similar saliencies. Furthermore the control of the least salient cue was not significantly limited by the degree of control of the most salient cue.
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