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Twenty two Coturnix quails were tested in mazes involving a single forced turn preceding the choice point. With turn preference and direction of forced turn balanced the Ss showed a significant number of choices in the direction opposite the forced turn on all trials except the first two.
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This research was supported by Grant GE-4156 from the National Science Foundation.
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Thompson, M.E., Estell, M. & Loomis, L.A. Response variability in the quail (Coturnix coturnix Japónica). Psychon Sci 3, 519–520 (1965). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03343263
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