A test situation was developed in which the effects of drugs on habituation of exploratory behavior (head-poke responses) could be assessed independently of their effects on general activity (locomotion and rearing). Habituation, spontaneous recovery from habituation and stimulus specificity of habi
Dose-response and biased set study of an amphetamine and a barbiturate
β Scribed by Neil Mc K. Agnew; Carole H. Ernest
- Book ID
- 104758414
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1971
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 795 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-3158
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β¦ Synopsis
Three dosage levels of barbiturate and three of amphetamine were compared with a placebo, all under three set conditions (neutral, stimulant and sedative). Drug reactions were assessed by performance measures and by self-rating scales administered at a series of standard times following the drug administration in order to provide drug-time-response patterns.
The self-rating scales yielded clear dosage-time-response curves for both drugs at all dosage levels. There was no systematic evidence of set or drug-by-set-effects. Research strategies in human drug studies are discussed.
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