@article{5493e1303bf811df928f000ea68e967b,
title = "Induction of habits in rats by a forced-choice procedure in T-maze and the effect of pre-test free exploration",
abstract = "A forced-choice procedure in T-maze designed for the induction of habits was used to induce strong habits in rats. The response choices of rats in 20 free-choice trials were compared after the rats had been subjected to 1 or 200 forced-choice trials to one side of the T-maze. After 200 forced-choice trials the rats showed a significant (p<.001) propensity for the habitual arm of the maze in the subsequent free-choice trials. The habit was at least as pronounced when analysed over the last 10 free-choice trials as when it was analysed over the first 10 free-choice trials. When the rats were given the opportunity to explore the entire maze immediately before the free-choice challenge after 200 forced-choice trials, this resulted in a large variation in the choice pattern of the individual rats, and a subgroup of rats choose the newly opened maze arm in 95-100% of the 20 free-choice trials.",
author = "Anette Moustgaard and Jann Hau",
note = "Keywords: Animals; Choice Behavior; Exploratory Behavior; Habits; Habituation, Psychophysiologic; Male; Maze Learning; Random Allocation; Rats; Rats, Wistar",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1016/j.beproc.2009.04.011",
language = "English",
volume = "82",
pages = "104--7",
journal = "Behavioural Processes",
issn = "0376-6357",
publisher = "Elsevier",
number = "1",
}