Table 1.
Phases of the ASST, stimuli used, and age at which testing of rats was performed.
| Phase (day) | Dimension | Combination of Stimuli | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relevant | Irrelevant | Positive | Negative | ||
| Introduction to Exemplars | Medium | -- | Eppendorf tube lids | Eppendorf tubes (w/o lids) | P54 |
| Simple discrimination (SD) | Medium | -- | Small chopped plastic tubing | Large chopped plastic tubing | P55 |
| Compound Discrimination (CD) | Medium | Odor | Small chopped plastic tubing + Tea Rose | Large chopped plastic tubing + Tea Rose | P55 |
| Small chopped plastic tubing + White Musk | Large chopped plastic tubing + White Musk | ||||
| Compound Discrimination Reversal (CD-Rev) | Medium | Odor | Large chopped plastic tubing + Tea Rose | Small chopped plastic tubing + Tea Rose | P55 |
| Large chopped plastic tubing + White Musk | Small chopped plastic tubing + White Musk | ||||
| Intradimensional Shift (IDS) | Medium | Odor | Lg Glass Beads + Mandarin | Sm Glass Beads + Mandarin | P56 |
| Lg Glass Beads + Patchouli | Sm Glass Beads + Patchouli | ||||
| Intradimensional Shift Reversal (IDS-Rev) | Medium | Odor | Sm Glass Beads + Mandarin | Lg Glass Beads + Mandarin | P56 |
| Sm Glass Beads + Patchouli | Lg Glass Beads + Patchouli | ||||
| Extradimensional Shift (EDS) | Odor | Medium | Vanilla + Lg Foil Balls | Jasmine + Lg Foil Balls | P56 |
| Vanilla + Sm Foil Balls | Jasmine + Sm Foil Balls | ||||
| Extradimensional Shift Reversal (EDS-Rev) | Odor | Medium | Jasmine + Lg Foil Balls | Vanilla + Lg Foil Balls | P56 |
| Jasmine + Sm Foil Balls | Vanilla + Sm Foil Balls | ||||