Sex differences and latent place learning in a novel water maze environment

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dc.contributor.advisorDevan, Bryan
dc.contributor.authorTobin, Elizabeth L.
dc.contributor.departmentTowson University. Department of Psychologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-06T22:12:43Z
dc.date.available2017-11-06T22:12:43Z
dc.date.issued2017-11-03
dc.date.submitted2017-05
dc.description(M.A.) -- Towson University, 2017en_US
dc.description.abstractResults of research involving sex differences when solving spatial learning and memory tasks are often inconsistent as some studies report significant sex differences, while others do not report any difference. Latent learning is often studied both with and without motivation in male animal subjects. The current study investigated sex differences and latent learning in rats tested in the Morris water maze using a two-room design. The results showed a significant sex difference whereby females were more likely to go to the new location while males preferred the old location. These results likely derive from interaction effects between known sex differences in factors such as cue use and individual differences in working memory. It has been reported that female rats have superior working memory. Working memory, therefore, could result in more efficient processing of novel cues during passive placements allowing them to perform more accurately after being placed into the pool.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://library.towson.edu/digital/collection/etd/id/60552en_US
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dc.format.extentv, 51 pagesen_US
dc.genrethesesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2GQ6R37B
dc.identifier.otherTSP2017Tobin
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/7426
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.titleSex differences and latent place learning in a novel water maze environmenten_US
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