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Genetic correlations in validating emotionality.
Behavior genetics - 1 Jan 1990
van der Staay F J, Kerbusch S, Raaijmakers W
Abstract excerpt
Sixty-six rats of seven inbred strains were observed in an open field (OF) and in a light-dark preference box (LDB). Each set of apparatus provides measures of locomotor activity and of the time spent in the "most protected" area (the corners in the OF, the dark compartment in the LDB). These measures are proposed to be indices of emotionality. In the present study, the reliability and validity of the OF and LDB...
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