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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. behavior
  3. motivation
  4. food reinforcement
  1. Fields of Study
  2. behavior
  3. animal behavior
  4. feeding behavior
  5. food reinforcement
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal science
  3. zoology
  4. animal behavior
  5. feeding behavior
  6. food reinforcement
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal science
  3. zoology
  4. animal behavior
  5. feeding behavior
  6. food reinforcement
  1. Fields of Study
  2. behavior
  3. nutritional behavior
  4. feeding behavior
  5. food reinforcement

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food reinforcement

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The motivation to obtain food when an individual is not hungry, or how hard an individual will work to obtain food when the individual is not hungry. It is associated with increased energy intake and weight gain.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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