Passive and active avoidance behavior in the light-dark box test
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The temporal evolution of passive and active avoidance behaviors has been followed in rats, using the light-dark box test, by measuring step-through and exit latencies. The employed schedule consisted of three 7 day periods (free exploration, reinforced learning, forced extinction-retention). The data show clearly that the two learned behaviors are both rapidly established and exhibit significant differences only during extinction, active avoidance apparently depending on close temporal reinforcement. The diverse role of several behavioral and neurological mechanisms is hypothesized.
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In the light-dark box, anxiety-related behavior is measured as a propensity to remain in the darkened portion of the chamber.
“whereas in the light-dark box, anxiety-related behavior is measured as a propensity to remain in the darkened portion of the chamber38.”
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- Authors
- LORENZINI, C., BUCHERELLI, C., & GIACHETTI, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Florence (IT)
- Venue
- Physiology & Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1984-04
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 687-689
- ISSN
- 0031-9384 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1980843000
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 0.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Physiology & Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Florence Research (University of Florence) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Keywords
- passive avoidance, active avoidance, light-dark box, step-through latency, avoidance learning, extinction, rats
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Avoidance Learning, Conditioning, Operant, Darkness, Light, Male, Rats, Inbred Strains, Reaction Time, Retention, Psychology, Rats
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