2. An Experimental Analysis of the Obstruction Method of Measuring Animal Drives

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments V
3. Preface VII
4. Contents XI
5. Part I. The Columbia Obstruction Method
6. 1. Standard Apparatus for the Study of Animal Motivation 1
7. 2. An Experimental Analysis of the Obstruction Method of Measuring Animal Drives 34
8. Part II. The Hunger Drive
9. 1. A Study of Hunger Behavior in the White Rat by Means of the Obstruction Method 51
10. 2. The Effect of Delayed Incentive on the Hunger Drive in the White Rat (Experiment 1: The Obstruction Method) 81
11. Part III. The Thirst Drive
12. 1. A Study of Thirst Behavior in the White Rat by Means of the Obstruction Method 97
13. Part IV. The Sex Drive
14. 1. A Study of Sex Behavior in the White Rat by Means of the Obstruction Method 115
15. 2. The Effect of Segregation on the Sex Behavior of the White Rat as Measured by the Obstruction Method 179
16. 3. The Effects of Gonadectomy, Vasotomy, and Injections of Placental and Orchic Extracts on the Sex Behavior of the White Rat 262
17. Part V. The Maternal Drive
18. 1. A Study of Maternal Behavior in the White Rat by Means of the Obstruction Method 331
19. Part VI. The Exploratory Drive
20. 1. A Study of Exploratory Behavior in the White Rat by Means of the Obstruction Method 351
21. Part VII. A Comparison of Normal Drives
22. 1. The Relative Strength and Persistence of the Normal Drives in the White Rat 369
23. Appendices
24. 1. A Study of the Effect of Starvation upon Behavior by Means of the Obstruction Method 399
25. 2. The Effect of Short Intervals of Delay in Feeding upon Speed of Maze Learning 446
26. 3. The Effect of Delayed Incentive on the Hunger Drive in the White Rat (Experiment 2: The Learning Method) 455
27. 4. The Relative Value of Reward and Punishment in the Formation of a Visual Discrimination Habit in the White Rat 488
28. Index 501