Abstract
Rats with septal lesions were compared to an operated control group on a shock escape task. It was found that little difference existed between the groups initially but the control group decreased the latency of responding over days, while the septal animals exhibited little change. As a result, the control group was significantly superior to septals in the later stages of testing. An analysis of incidental behavior indicated that the amount of time spent holding the bar paralleled performance on the escape task. The inferior performance of the septal group appeared to be secondary to a failure to remain at the bar during the intertrial interval. It is suggested that this behavior is consonant with a response disinhibition hypothesis of septal lesions, and that incidental behavior may be an important factor in other types of behavioral experiments.
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