What were the results of a study by Spyraki and colleagues (1983), in which they used a conditioned place preference procedure to study the effects of heroin administration in rats?
A) Rats learned to avoid locations associated with strong withdrawal symptoms.
B) Rats made an association between location and heroin's reinforcing effects.
C) Rats had more positive subjective experiences in very familiar locations.
D) Rats had more negative subjective experiences in rather unfamiliar locations.

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Spyraki and colleagues (1983) found that rats made an association between a location and the reinforcing effects of heroin, as demonstrated by the conditioned place preference procedure. This indicates that the rats preferred locations where they had previously received heroin, suggesting an association with the drug's positive reinforcing effects rather than avoidance due to withdrawal symptoms or the familiarity of the location.

What Were the Results of a Study by Spyraki and Colleagues