Rashotte M E, Smith J C
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 1984 Summer;8(2):211-5. doi: 10.1016/0149-7634(84)90043-5.
This paper provides a general introduction to the methodology used in the next three papers of this monograph to test dogs' food preferences. This "operant conditioning" methodology was developed in behavioral laboratories concerned with learning in animals. The logic of the methodology is described, some technical and practical aspects of the methodology are summarized, and its application in the hedonic-scaling of qualitatively different foods is discussed. The relation between this new methodology and the traditional two-bowl preference test is reviewed.
本文对本专著接下来三篇论文中用于测试犬类食物偏好的方法作了总体介绍。这种“操作性条件反射”方法是在关注动物学习的行为实验室中开发出来的。文中描述了该方法的逻辑，总结了其一些技术和实践方面的内容，并讨论了其在对性质不同的食物进行享乐性评分方面的应用。还回顾了这种新方法与传统双碗偏好测试之间的关系。
