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The effect of food deprivation on runway performance was studied in two experiments using young domestic chicks as Ss. Considering both experiments, about 80% of the deprived chicks emitted pecking-feeding responses and ran vigorously in a runway for food, while none of the ad lib controls did. This finding was taken as evidence of a well-developed food incentive system in chicks in their second week of ontogeny.
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Supported by Grant GB-3772 from the National Science Foundation and APA-72 from the National Research Council of Canada. These experiments were performed at the University of Toronto.
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Wong, P.T.P., Amsel, A. The effect of food deprivation and imprinting on the behavior of young domestic chicks. Psychon Sci 22, 169–170 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332552
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