Two partial replications of a study of the dehydrating effects of ingested hypertonic sucrose solutions (Beck, 1967) are described. As in the original study, Ss drank less 37% sucrose than 18.5% but the 37% produced greater absolute as well as relative dehydration.
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BeckR.C.Clearance of ingested sucrose solutions from the stomach and intestine of the rat. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 1967, 64, 243–249.
