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Title	An assessment of response, direction and place learning by rats in a water t-maze
Author	Whyte, Jacqueline T. (Jacqueline Theresa)
Description	Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009. Psychology
Date	2009
Pagination	v, 33 leaves : ill.
Subject	Maze tests; Rats--Behavior; Rats--Orientation; Reaction time; Spatial behavior in animals.
Degree	M.Sc.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Psychology
Discipline	Psychology
Language	Eng
Notes	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 23-26).
Abstract	Behavioural data suggest that distinguishable orientations may be necessary for place learning even when distal cues define different start points in the room and a unique goal location. I examined whether changes in orientation are also important in place learning and navigation in a water T-maze. In Experiment 1, rats were trained to locate a hidden platform and given a no-platform probe trial after 16 and 64 trials with the maze moved to a new position. Direction and response strategies were more prevalent than a place strategy. In Experiment 2, acquisition of place, response, and direction strategies was assessed in a water T-maze that was moved between two locations during training. Rats were impaired on the place task when the maze was translated (moved to the L or R) but were successful when the maze was rotated across trials. These data are consistent with findings from appetitive tasks.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	a3243871
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(4.48 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Whyte_JacquelineT.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	60738.cpd