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A 2 by 3 factorial design was used to evaluate the effects of type of injection (saline vs. ethanol) and amount injected (.25 cc,.50 cc,.75 cc/100 g body weight) on shock-elicited aggression. All subjects were maintained on a restricted diet for the duration of the experiment. Intraperitoneal injections were administered to all subjects each day for 15 days. On the 15th day, each subject received shock-elicited aggression testing 15 min after the daily injection. The results indicated that the alcohol-injection subjects were significantly more aggressive than were the saline-injected subjects at the.25-cc level, but these subjects were significantly less aggressive at the.75-cc level.
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Wesley, A. L., & Tramill, J. L. Aggressive responses to chronic injections of ethanol reflect a dose-dependent relationship. Paper presented at the 26th annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Oklahoma City, 1980.
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Tramill, J.L., Wesley, A.L. & Davis, S.F. The effects of chronic ethanol challenges on aggressive responding in rats maintained on a semideprivation diet. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 17, 51–52 (1981). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333665
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03333665