This readme file was generated on 2025-07-03 by Charles Pickens


GENERAL INFORMATION

Title of Dataset: Effects of subchronic amphetamine on acquisition of sign-tracking. 


Author/Principal Investigator Information
Name: Charles L. Pickens
ORCID: 0000-0003-3485-949X
Institution: Department of Psychological Sciences- Kansas State University
Address: 469 Bluemont Hall, 1114 Midcampus Drive North, Manhattan, KS, 66506
Email: pickens@ksu.edu

Author/Associate or Co-investigator Information
Name: Alisa Pajser
ORCID: 0000-0001-8439-7997
Institution: Department of Psychological Sciences- Kansas State University
Address: Department of Psychological Sciences, Bluemont Hall, 1114 Midcampus Drive North, Manhattan, KS, 66506
Email: alisapajser@ksu.edu



Date of data collection: February 2020-December 2022

Geographic location of data collection: Manhattan, KS

Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: This work was partially supported by the National Institutes of Health [grant number P20 GM113109-01A1], a Histological Society Capstone Award (to C.W), a Kansas State University Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research Award (to C.W.) and two Kansas State University Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry awards (to T.H. and J.M.).


SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION

Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: Open Access

Links to publications that cite or use the data: To be submitted

Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: N/A

Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: N/A

Was data derived from another source? No

Recommended citation for this dataset: Charles L. Pickens, Alisa Pajser, Hayley Fisher, Jackson Murray, Travis Hodge, Ian R. Davis, and Claire Weaver (2025).  Effects of subchronic amphetamine on acquisition of sign-tracking. 

 


DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

File List: K-Rex Autoshaping Data-DoseResponse.csv

Relationship between files, if important: N/A

Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: Raw data files available upon request 

Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No



METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: The rats received once-daily i.p. injections of amphetamine at the doses listed for 7 consecutive days, with the final injection occurring 14 days before the beginning of behavioral training. The behavioral training methodology is largely the same as the autoshaping section of the methods in Pickens, C.L., Cook, A., & Gaeddert, B. (2020). Dose-dependent effects of alcohol injections on omission-contingency learning have an inverted-U pattern. Behavioural Brain Research, 392, 112736. 

Methods for processing the data: The data were organized in a spreadsheet from the behavioral training program's output files.

Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: The data are in a spreadsheet that should be able to be read by most spreadsheet programs.

Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: N/A

Environmental/experimental conditions: Standard room temperature and humidity

Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: N/A

People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Charles L. Pickens, Alisa Pajser, Hayley Fisher, Jackson Murray, Travis Hodge, Ian R. Davis, and Claire Weaver


DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: K-Rex Autoshaping Data-DoseResponse.csv

Number of variables: 2 independent variables for groups (Sex [Male vs Female] and Dose in mg/kg [0, 1, 2, 4], Each rats has 96 dependent measure values = 6 types of measure X 2 Level of Lever (Left vs. Right) X 8 Sessions

Number of cases/rows: 102 rows with 98 cases

Variable List: The variables are clearly indicated in the headers

Missing data codes: N/A

Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: N/A