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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Horm Behav. 2009 May 4;56(2):199–205. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2009.04.004

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Representation of task types and error configuration. The rats were taught two different strategies. (A) In the motor-response task rats were trained to make a right hand turn regardless of start arm. (B) A strobe light cued the place task where the rat learned to go to the same end arm regardless of start arm. Errors are based on task type (place/response) and the trial configuration of the start arm; each start arm is designated competitive (north and west), single strategy (east) and cooperative (south) (i.e. when designated a place trial (light on), if the rat starts at the north arm and then goes to the west arm, the rat has made a competitive place error). (C) On a competitive trial place and motor-response strategies indicated different goal locations. The rat could also make an “other choice” and disregard both place and response possibilities by going to the third arm. (D) A single strategy trial only allowed for the use of the motor-response strategy since the start arm is the place strategy goal arm. (E) On a cooperative trial both place and motor-response strategies result the same goal location.