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Dictionary of Biological Psychology

running

This refers to two things: (i) it is a rapid form of LOCOMOTION in which there are specific changes in stride pattern and GAIT; (ii) in most laboratories conducting behavioural research using animals, people will talk about ‘running their rats’ (or whatever species they conduct experiments on): running, in colloquial lab-speak, is synonymous with testing.

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Running from Dictionary of Biological Psychology. ISBN: 0-203-29884-5. Published: 02-22-2001. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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