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dc.contributor.advisorPapini, Mauricio R.
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Joanna Brooke,author.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-22T14:38:34Z
dc.date.available2017-05-22T14:38:34Z
dc.date.created2017en_US
dc.date.issued2017en_US
dc.identifieraleph-004525510en_US
dc.identifierUMI thesisen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/17488
dc.description.abstractPrecursor behaviors that may lead to the development of addiction were explored using the emotional self-medication hypothesis. Experiment 1 involved a master-yoked design which tested the effects of escape extinction using the Barnes maze (BM). Experiment 2 tested the BM as an anxiety induction task which was immediately followed by a 2-h, 2-bottle preference test where ethanol, an anxiolytic substance was made available (i.e. ethanol/water in one group vs. water/water in the control). Increases in exploratory behavior were taken as evidence of anxiety in the escape extinction phase of the BM task. Transient increases in preference for ethanol were observed in Experiment 2 which provide support for the drug specificity postulate of the emotional self-medication hypothesis.en_US
dc.format.extent1 online resource (v, 32 pages) :en_US
dc.format.mediumFormat: Onlineen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTCU Master Thesisen_US
dc.titleExploring emotional self-medication during extinction of escape behavior in ratsen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
etd.degree.levelMaster
local.collegeCollege of Science and Engineering
local.departmentPsychology
local.academicunitDepartment of Psychology
dc.type.genreThesis
local.subjectareaPsychology
etd.degree.nameMaster of Science


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