Wheel running induced by intermittent food schedules

  1. Gutiérrez-Ferre, Valeria E.
  2. Pellón, Ricardo
Revista:
Psicológica: Revista de metodología y psicología experimental

ISSN: 1576-8597

Año de publicación: 2019

Volumen: 40

Número: 2

Páginas: 46-61

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.2478/PSICOLJ-2019-0004 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Psicológica: Revista de metodología y psicología experimental

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Resumen

Se expuso a 16 ratas macho Wistar a la administración intermitente de comida para medir el desarrollo de carrera inducida por programa, utilizando programas de tiempo fijo (TF) 30, 60, 120, 180 y 240 s, contrabalanceados entre animales de acuerdo a un diseño de cuadrado latino (excepto el programa de TF 480 s que se presentó siempre el último). Se expuso también a las ratas a una condición de control de comida masiva. Se indujo carrera en el rango de 30-240 s con una gradación que estuvo en función de la longitud del intervalo entre comidas. La distribución temporal de las vueltas fue por lo general en forma de U invertida a medida que aumentó el intervalo entre comidas, con un máximo de respuestas en la primera parte. La introducción de comida masiva resultó en una reducción inmediata de la carrera. Estos resultados apoyan que el correr en la rueda puede ser una conducta inducida y que se puede categorizar en las denominadas conductas adjuntivas. Estos datos indican que la duración del intervalo entre comidas afecta el desarrollo de la carrera inducida por programa y que la tasa de carrera es mantenida por reforzamiento intermitente, características que son comunes a todas las conductas inducidas por programa. Esta conclusión se apoya también en la ocurrencia de un patrón temporal semejante al de otras conductas adjuntivas, como la polidipsia inducida por programa, con su máxima manifestación entre el principio y el medio de los intervalos entre comidas.

Información de financiación

Acknowledments: Research and preparation of this manuscript were supported by grants PSI2011-29399, PSI2016-80082-P and BED-2012-057667 from Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, Secretaría de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación, Spanish Government.

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