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Mice which learned to dig nine lbs. of sand for food reward displayed little performance decrement when extinguished, replicating previous findings. In addition, it was found that: (a) mice will dig whether or not food is present in the goal box; (b) although all mice dig, food reward and deprivation significantly increase rate of digging. The results provide no evidence for “functional autonomy”.
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1. Research supported by Grants NSF-GB-3626 and NSF-GB-6659 to Edmund Fantino and by NIH Grant MH-11180-01 to Michael Cole. We thank David Shaw and Vernon Devine for providing helpful assistance.
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Fantino, E., Cole, M. Sand-digging in mice: Functional autonomy?. Psychon Sci 10, 29–30 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331390
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