Alcohol consumption, water consumption, and emotionality in mice.
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Ninety-five F% mice were tested for 1 mo. on a variety of tests of emotionality and activity; and for a second month they were given a choice of tap water or 10% ethanol for fluid consumption. Forty-two measures from emotionality testing were correlated with 30 readings of alcohol consumption and 30 readings of water consumption. Absolute consumption of alcohol and the relationship between emotionality and alcohol consumption increased over the 30-day period. Three major shifts in the pattern of correlations over time were observed, suggesting a threestage theory of fluid consumption in the two-choice situation. High alcohol consumption in the last stage, which accounts for most of the correlations, is related to a pattern of emotionality involving high activity, low freezing, and low emotional defecation. A construct of stress resistance is hypothesized to account for these relationships in conflict with classical drive-reduction theory. The first stage is considered to be more compatible with classical drive-reduction theory. An intermediate or transition stage is also involved with suggestions that this may be more complex for alcohol than water consumption.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of abnormal psychology
دوره 79 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1972