MICE AS SUBJECTS IN THE EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR

Abstract

The experimental analysis of behavior (EAB) serves as a critical activity of ongoing scientific discovery and a means to train future behavior scientists. Despite the importance of EAB, basic research has been under threat for some time. The factors contributing to this deterioration are complicated and related to issues of funding and relevance. The current paper will explore how a shift to mice as subjects may help to ameliorate some of these threats.