The free-exploratory paradigm as a model of trait anxiety in rats: Test–retest reliability
The free exploratory paradigm has been proposed as a model of trait anxiety. By definition, trait anxiety does not vary from moment to moment, therefore any model used to evaluate it needs to give the same results in sequential trials. With this in mind, the test–retest reliability of the free-exploratory paradigm in rats was evaluated. […]
Effects of trait anxiety on performance of socially housed monkeys in a learning test
Studies of individual cognitive capacities of socially housed monkeys may profit from a better understanding of the factors that influence individual performance in test procedures. Trait anxiety of subjects may be an essential factor affecting their performance in cognitive tests. Yet, in contrast to humans and rodents where this relation has been found, there is […]
Validation of modified open field behaviour as a measure of trait anxiety in the dog
Trait anxiety may be a predisposing factor for anxiety-related behavioural problems in dogs. This study aimed to measure and quantify trait anxiety using novel behavioural paradigms. Diazepam is an anxiolytic drug which can be used to validate behavioural paradigms that are designed to measure anxiety. Greyhound dogs from a Canine Blood Bank were recruited. Dogs […]