A study of the uses of ionizing radiation as stimuli: Progress report for the period June 1, 1963-January 31, 1964

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1964

OSTI ID:6408410

Smith, J C

This document describes studies of ionizing irradiations as motivating stimuli. Aversion to saccharin fluid by rats was conditioned over a wide range of dose rates and durations. Pigeons were exposed to x-rays in known doses to demonstrate perception of radiation as a warning stimulus. The author traveled to the US Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory and conducted a research project on the electrophysiology of a moth's eye. 5 refs. (TEM)

• Research Organization: Florida State Univ., Tallahassee (USA). Dept. of Psychology
• OSTI ID: 6408410
• Report Number(s): DOE/NBM-7008282; ON: DE87008282
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

550100 -- Behavioral Biology
560152* -- Radiation Effects on Animals-- Animals
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
ANIMALS
AVOIDANCE
AZOLES
BEHAVIOR
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BIRDS
CESIUM 137
CESIUM ISOTOPES
CONDITIONED REFLEXES
DOSE RATES
EARLY RADIATION EFFECTS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
PIGEONS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RADIOINDUCTION
RADIOISOTOPES
RATS
REFLEXES
RODENTS
SACCHARIN
THIAZOLES
VERTEBRATES
X RADIATION
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES