Animal Models Flashcards

1
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What is self administration in an animal model

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the animal presses a lever/nose poke to receive an intravenous injection of a drug; paired with a light or cue

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2
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What is an Operandum

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the response apparatus

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3
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what is a reinforcement schedule

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prescribed contingency between instrumental responding and reinforcements

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4
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what is a schedule demand

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number of response(s) required to receive reinforcing stimulus

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5
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what is schedule completion

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performance of the set of responses required for delivery of reinforcer

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what is a fixed ratio

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constant number of times the animal must complete the behavior to receive the drug on successive trials

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what is a progressive ratio

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the number of times the animal must complete the behavior increases with each drug administration

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8
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what is the breaking point

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the maximum amount of work the animal is willing to do to get the drug

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what is extinction

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instrumental responses are no longer reinforced or the CS-US relationship is eliminated

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10
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what “yoked” administration

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drug given passively at the same time increments as animals who are self administering the drug; unpredictable for the animal

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11
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what is pavlovian classical conditioning

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pairing cue light with cocaine infusion

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what is the unconditioned stimulus of pavlovian conditions in terms of drug research

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the drug

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what is the conditioned stimulus of pavlovian conditioning in terms of drug research

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cue light

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14
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what is operant conditioning (instrumental conditioning)

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an association between actions and the consequence of those actions

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15
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What is necessary for models of addiction and why

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volitional drug exposure; involves different neurochemical responses and adaptions than passive drug exposure

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why is passive drug expose useful for addiction models

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studying effects of prenatal and early adolescent drug use on propensity for drug seeking/ taking in adulthood; facilitate acquisition of self administration by prompting development of tolerance to adverse effects

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17
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What are the pros of pavlovian models

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demonstrate rewarding/adverse effects
high predictive validity for detecting drugs with abuse potential
time efficient and convenient for assessing hedonic effects and drug withdrawal

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18
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what are the cons of pavlovian models

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limited to passive drug use
rewarding effects of drugs that do not produce euphoria can be masked by anxiogenic or adverse effects

19
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What is CPP

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conditioned place preference

20
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what is CPA

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conditioned place aversion

21
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What is a sign tracker

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maintain more contact with a reward predictive CS

22
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what is a goal tracker

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tend to orient towards the reward location

23
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What is intracranial self stimulation paradigm used for

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assessing the animals hedonic state

24
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How is intracranial stimulation paradigm conducted

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instrumental responses reinforced with brief electrical stimulation of brain tissue

25
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What does the intracranial stimulation paradigm measure

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measures the reward threshold (the minimum frequency at which it reinforces instrumental responding)

26
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what is intracranial stimulation limited by

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rate altering effects of drugs (stimulant or sedative effects on behavior)

27
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what is intracranial stimulation though to mimic

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anhedonia in chronic drug users

28
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what is the runaway paradigm

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drug exposure is contingent upon entry into the goal box; measures the motivational effects of the drug

29
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how is the runaway paradigm conducted

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olfactory stimuli in the start box is conditioned to signal drug availability in the goal box

30
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why is the runaway paradigm used in experiments

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procedure can detect reinforcing and aversive effects of DOA and the development of tolerance to anxiogenic and other aversive drug effects

31
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what is the pros of a fixed ratio

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easy for subjects to acquire
identify reinforcing property of self administered drug
produce strong response-drug associations and high drug intake

32
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what are the cons of a fixed ratio

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generate U shape dose-effect curve
Descending limb of DR curve indicated decrease in instrumental responding due to aversive and/or rate altering effects of drugs at high doses

33
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what is the limitations of a progressive ratio

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there may be drug induced performance impairments early in the session

34
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What are concurrent schedules useful for

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can be optimized to compare the relative reinforcing effect of different drugs

35
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what is a chain schedule useful for

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can be used to study the difference between drug seeking and drug taking

36
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what is the escalation effect

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increase in drug intake during extended-access drug self administration

37
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how is concurrent schedules conducted

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2 or more reinforcing schedules are implemented simultaneously via distinct operanda

38
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how are chain schedules conducted

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2 or more reinforcement schedules implemented in a fixed sequence

39
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How is cue induced drug seeking modeled

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second order reinforcement schedule involves extended periods of drug seeking maintained by drug associated conditioned stimuli

40
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what is the forced abstinence model

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animals kept in alternative context without access to the operandum

41
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what are the animal models for binge/intoxication

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self administration
brain stimulation reward
place preference

42
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what are the animal models for withdrawal

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brain stimulation reward
place aversion

43
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what are the animal models for the transition to addiction

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dependence induced drug taking
escalation in drug self administration with prolonged access
drug taking despite aversive consequences