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Developmental analyses of social play behavior in juvenile rats

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Thor, D. H., Holloway, W. R.·1984·Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society
DOI 10.3758/bf03333916
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  • When play is highly motivated following social isolation and the play bout is short, there are no consistent sex differences in the structure of or time spent engaged in play.

    “When play is highly motivated, as is the case following periods of social isolation, and the play bout is short, there are no consistent sex differences in the structure of or time spent engaged in play (Panksepp & Beatty, 1980; Panksepp, 1981; Thor & Holloway, 1984).”

    From Developmental origins of sex differences in the neural circuitry of play (2020) · cites this paper as Thor & Holloway, 1984

    The Procedures section says social isolation increases play fighting and that sex differences in measures of play fighting appear generally nonrobust. It does not establish that, specifically in short play bouts after isolation, males and females show no consistent differences in play structure or time spent playing. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • Under some rearing and testing conditions, male rats initiate more nape attacks.

    “under some rearing and testing conditions, males initiate more nape attacks (Thor and Holloway, 1984)”

    From The rough-and-tumble play of rats as a natural behavior suitable for studying the social brain (2022) · cites this paper as Thor and Holloway, 1984

    In “WHEN DOES PLAY FIGHTING BEGIN?” (page unavailable), the paper reports that males initiated play by pouncing more often than females at ages 26–55 days, but not at ages 21–25 days. That supports a condition-dependent difference in play initiation; our copy does not specify that the pounces were nape attacks or link this difference to particular rearing and testing conditions. (LLM, conf=0.80)

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  • In laboratory rats, rough-and-tumble play begins to emerge in the third week after birth, peaks between the fourth and fifth week, declines with the onset of puberty, and continues into adulthood at a lower level.

    “In laboratory rats, RTP begins to emerge in the third week after birth, peaks in occurrence between the fourth and fifth week and then declines with the onset of puberty, but continues into adulthood, albeit at a lower level (Thor and Holloway, 1984; Pellis and Pellis, 1990, 1997).”

    From The rough-and-tumble play of rats as a natural behavior suitable for studying the social brain (2022) · cites this paper as Thor and Holloway, 1984

  • An overall decrease in pinning behavior would be expected between 41 and 54 days of age.

    “While an overall decrease in pinning behavior would be expected between 41 and 54 days of age (Takahashi & Lore, 1983;Thor & Holloway, 1984)”

    From Play in Rats: Association across Contexts and Types, and Analysis of Structure (2014) · cites this paper as Thor & Holloway, 1984

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  1. POOLE, T. B. , &: FtSH, J. (1975). An investigationof playful behaviour in Rattus norvegicus and mus musculus (Mammalia). Journal ofthe Zoological Society (London), 175, 61-71.
  2. SEWARD, J. P. (1945). Aggressive behaviorin the rat: I. Generalcharac- teristics; age and sex differences. Journal of Comparative Psychol- ogy, 38, 175-197.
  3. STEVENS, S. (1981). Play behavior in Rattus norvegicus: Development ofresearch methods andan analysis ofplay deprivation. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Indiana University, Bloomington.
  4. TAKAHASHI, L. K. (1982). Early environmental and social influences on agonistic behavior in adult laboratory rats. Unpublisheddoctoral dissertation, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

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Authors
Thor, D. H., & Holloway, W. R.
Venue
Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
1984-12
Volume
22
Issue
6
Pages
587-590
ISSN
0090-5054 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3758/bf03333916
OpenAlex
W2038038174
Cited by
105
References
24
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 5 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1
FWCI
1.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
Keywords
social play, rough-and-tumble play, young rats, ontogeny, puberty, sexual maturity, copulation, aggression

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