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Date of Award

12-2018

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Experimental Psychology

First Advisor

Dr. Mario Gil

Second Advisor

Dr. Jason Popan

Third Advisor

Ms. Valerie Neeley

Abstract

Learning encompasses multiple important processes that vary within organisms and that are affected by different factors. Two of the most important types of learning are associative and non-associative learning. Even though past research has studied animal learning in multiple species, there is limited research on learning in the Monodelphis domestica. It is imperative to further the knowledge on this species since multiple fields use it as an animal model for research. The current study examined both non-associative and associative learning in the Monodelphis. Non-associative learning was explored by using a habituation-dishabituation paradigm, while associative learning was examined using the conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm.

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Copyright 2018 Ana C. Ramirez. All Rights Reserved.

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