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Differential antagonism of cocaine self-administration and cocaine-induced disruptions of learning by haloperidol in rhesus monkeys.
Winsauer, P.J. Moerschbaecher, J.M. & Roussell, A.M. (2008) Differential antagonism of cocaine self-administration and cocaine-induced disruptions of learning by haloperidol in rhesus monkeys. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 89, 225-246. Six rhesus monkeys responding under a three-component multiple schedule were administered haloperidol to determine its effects on cocaine self-administration and on cocaineÕs disruptive effects

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Rapid acquisition of preference in concurrent chains: Effects of d-amphetamine on sensitivity to reinforcement delay.
Ta, W.M. Pitts, R.C. Hughes, C.E. McLean, A.P. & Grace, R.C. (2008) Rapid acquisition of preference in concurrent chains: effects of d-amphetamine on sensitivity to reinforcement delay. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 89, 71-91. The purpose of this study was to examine effects of d-amphetamine on choice controlled by reinforcement delay. Eight pigeons responded under a concurrent-chains procedure in which one terminal-link sched

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Quantification of drug choice with the generalized matching law in rhesus monkeys.
Koffarnus, M.N. & Woods, J.H. (2008) Quantification of drug choice with the generalized matching law in rhesus monkeys. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 89, 209-224. The generalized matching law provides precise descriptions of choice, but has not been used to characterize choice between different doses of drugs or different classes of drugs. The current study examined rhesus monkeys’ drug self-administration choices between iden

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Stimulus control and compounding with ambient odor as a discriminative stimulus on a free-operant baseline.
Cohn, S.I. & Weiss, S.J. (2007) Stimulus control and compounding with ambient odor as a discriminative stimulus on a free-operant baseline. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 87, 261-274. Previous experiments have demonstrated that the simultaneous presentation of independently established discriminative stimuli can control rates of operant responding substantially higher than the rates occasioned by the individual stimuli. This “a

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Disruption of responding maintained by conditioned reinforcement: alterations in response–conditioned reinforcer relations. (2006).
Galuska, C.M. Winger, G. Hursh, S.R. & Woods, J.H. (2006) Negative automaintenance omission training is effective. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 86, 181-195. Given a commodity available at different prices, a unit-price account of choice predicts preference for the cheaper alternative. This experiment determined if rhesus monkeys preferred remifentanil (an ultra-short-acting µopioid agonist) delivered at a lower unit price ove

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Effects of d-amphetamine and ethanol on variable and repetitive key-peck sequences in pigeons.
Ward, R.D. Bailey, E.M. & Odum, A.L. (2006) Effects of d-amphetamine and ethanol on variable and repetitive key-peck sequences in pigeons. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 86, 285-305. This experiment assessed the effects of d-amphetamine and ethanol on reinforced variable and repetitive key-peck sequences in pigeons. Pigeons responded on two keys under a multiple schedule of Repeat and Vary components. In the Repeat component, c

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Behavioral determinants of drug action: The contributions of Peter B. Dews
Barrett, J.E.2006) Behavioral determinants of drug action: The contributions of Peter B. Dews. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 86, 359-370. Peter B. Dews played a significant role in shaping the distinctive characteristics and defining the underlying principles of the discipline of behavioral pharmacology. His early and sophisticated use of schedules of reinforcement in the 1950s, incorporated from research in the experimental a

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Stasis and change.
Green, L. (2006) Stasis and change. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 85, 1-2.. I never have fully understood the wisdom in the adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. ” After all, if everyone took the adage literally, then how would new approaches, new directions, and new knowledge ever be developed? At best, obedience to adages, homilies, and biblical directives may serve the function of encouraging thoughtful consideration

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How research in behavioral pharmacology informs behavioral science.
Branch, M. N. (2006) How research in behavioral pharmacology informs behavioral science. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 85, 407-423. Behavioral pharmacology is a maturing science that has made significant contributions to the study of drug effects on behavior, especially in the domain of drug-behavior interactions. Less appreciated is that research in behavioral pharmacology can have, and has had, implications for the experimen

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Effects of amphetamine-CNS depressant combinations and of other CNS stimulants in four-choice drug discriminations.
Li, M. Wessinger, W. D, & McMillan, D. E. (2005) Effects of amphetamine-CNS depressant combinations and of other CNS stimulants in four-choice drug discriminations. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 84, 77- 97. Three pigeons were trained to discriminate among 5 mg/kg pentobarbital, 2 mg/kg amphetamine, a combination of these two drugs at these doses, and saline using a four-choice procedure (amphetamine-pentobarbital group) Three

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Crewmember performance before, during, and after spaceflight.
Kelly, T. H. Hienz, R. D. Zarcone, T. J. Wurster, R. M. & Brady, J. V. (2005) Crewmember performance before, during, and after spaceflight. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 84, 227-241. The development of technologies for monitoring the welfare of crewmembers is a critical requirement for extended spaceflight. Behavior analytic methodologies provide a framework for studying the performance of individuals and groups, and brief com

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Acquisition of cocaine self-administration with unsignaled delayed reinforcement in rhesus monkeys.
Galuska, C. M. & Woods, J. H. (2005) Acquisition of cocaine self-administration with unsignaled delayed reinforcement in rhesus monkeys. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 84, 269-280. Six experimentally naive rhesus monkeys produced 0.01 mg/kg/infusion cocaine by lever pressing under a tandem fixed-ratio 1 differential-reinforcement-of-other- behavior schedule. One lever press initiated an unsignaled 15- or 30-s delay culminating

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Relating behavior and neuroscience: Introduction and synopsis.
Timberlake, W. , Schaal, D. W. & Steinmetz, J. E. (2005) [No abstract] Relating behavior and neuroscience: Introduction and synopsis. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 84, 305—311. BackgroundB. F. Skinner, in a chapter on “Behavior and the Nervous System” in his seminal work, The Behavior of Organisms (1938, pp. 418-432) expressed both strong interest in and considerable concern about relating behavior and what h

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Effects of reinforcement schedule on facilitation of operant extinction by chlordiazepoxide.
Leslie, J. C. Shaw, D. Gregg, G. McCormick, N. Reynolds, D. S. & Dawson, G. R. (2005) Effects of reinforcement schedule on facilitation of operant extinction by chlordiazepoxide. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 84, 327- 338. Learning and memory are central topics in behavioral neuroscience, and inbred mice strains are widely investigated. However, operant conditioning techniques are not as extensively used in this field as they

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Effects of morphine on temporal discrimination and color matching: General disruption of stimulus control or selective effects on timing?
Ward, R. D. & Odum, A. L. (2005) Effects of morphine on temporal discrimination and color matching: General disruption of stimulus control or selective effects on timing? Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 84, 401- 415. Discrepant effects of drugs on behavior maintained by temporal-discrimination procedures make conclusive statements about the neuropharmacological bases of timing difficult. The current experiment examined the possi

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Neuronal substrates of relapse to cocaine-seeking behavior: Role of prefrontal cortex.
Rebec, G. V. & Sun, W. (2005) Neuronal substrates of relapse to cocaine-seeking behavior: Role of prefrontal cortex. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 84, 653- 666. The return to drug seeking, even after prolonged periods of abstinence, is a defining feature of cocaine addiction. The neural circuitry underlying relapse has been identified in neuropharmacological studies of experimental animals, typically rats, and supported in bra

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Behavioral perspectives on the neuroscience of drug addiction.
Winger, G. Woods, J. H. Galuska, C. M. & Wade-Galuska, T. (2005) Behavioral perspectives on the neuroscience of drug addiction. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 84, 667- 681. Neuroscientific approaches to drug addiction traditionally have been based on the premise that addiction is a process that results from brain changes that in turn result from chronic administration of drugs of abuse. An alternative approach views drug addict

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Morphine tolerance as a function of ratio schedule: Response requirement or unit price?
Hughes, C. E. Sigmon, S. C. Pitts, R. C. & Dykstra, L. A. (2005) Morphine tolerance as a function of ratio schedule: Response requirement or unit price? Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 83, 281-296. Key pecking by 3 pigeons was maintained by a multiple fixed-ratio 10, fixed- ratio 30, fixed-ratio 90 schedule of food presentation. Components differed with respect to amount of reinforcement, such that the unit price was 10 response

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Effects of methylphenidate and morphine on delay-discount functions obtained within sessions.
Pitts, R. C. & McKinney, A. P. (2005) Effects of methylphenidate and morphine on delay-discount functions obtained within sessions. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 83, 297-314. Four rats responded under a “self-control” procedure designed to obtain delay- discount functions within sessions. Each session consisted of seven blocks, with seven trials within each block. Each block consisted of two initial forced- choice trials follo

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The effects of morphine on the production and discrimination of interresponse times.
Odum, A. L. & Ward, R. D. (2004) The effects of morphine on the production and discrimination of interresponse times. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 82, 197-212. Recent experiments suggest that the effects of drugs of abuse on the discrimination of the passage of time may differ for experimenter-imposed and subject-produced events. The current experiment examined this suggestion by determining the effects of morphine on the dis

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Effects of anorectic drugs on food intake under progressive-ratio and free-access conditions in rats.
LeSage, M. G. Stafford, D. & Glowa, J. R. (2004) Effects of anorectic drugs on food intake under progressive-ratio and free-access conditions in rats. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 82, 275-292. The effects of two anorectic drugs, dexfenfluramine and phentermine, on food intake under different food-access conditions were examined. Experiment 1 compared the effects of these drugs on food intake under a progressive-ratio (PR) sch

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Effects of cocaine on performance under fixed-interval schedules with a small tandem ratio requirement.
Pinkston, J. W. & Branch, M. N. (2004) Effects of cocaine on performance under fixed-interval schedules with a small tandem ratio requirement. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 82, 293-310. Daily administration of cocaine often results in the development of tolerance to its effects on responding maintained by fixed-ratio schedules. Such effects have been observed to be greater when the ratio value is small, whereas less or no tole

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Repeated post- or presession cocaine administration: Roles of dose and fixed-ratio schedule.
Pinkston, J. W. & Branch, M. N. (2004). Repeated post- or presession cocaine administration: Roles of dose and fixed-ratio schedule.. Journal of Experimental Analysis of Behavior,. 81, 169-188.. Effects of repeated administration of cocaine to animals behaving under operant contingencies have depended on when the drug is given. Moderate doses given presession have generally led to a decrease in the drug's effect, an outcome usually referred

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Psychology in the year 2000.
in PDF format.. Skinner, B. F. (2004). Psychology in the year 2000.. Journal of Experimental Analysis of Behavior,. 81, 207-211.. It’s tempting to approach this topic in the spirit of science fiction. What new discoveries will revolutionize the field of psychology? We could find some suitable themes in current speculation. Will new drugs be discovered that will increase intelligence, control our emotions, heighten awareness, o

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Stimulus control of cocaine self-administration.
Weiss, S. J. Kearns, D. N. Cohn, S. I. Schindler, C. W. & Panlilio, L. V. (2003). Stimulus control of cocaine self-administration.. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior,. 79, 111-133. Environmental stimuli that set the occasion wherein drugs are acquired can `trigger' drug-related behavior. Investigating the stimulus control of drug self-administration in laboratory animals should help us better understand this aspect