Canadian psychologist, professor emeritus at Simon Fraser University, known for challenging purely chemical accounts of drug addiction.
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Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionDesigned the Rat Park experiments of the late 1970s, which found rats housed in an enriched, social environment consumed far less morphine than rats housed alone in standard cages, arguing environment shapes addiction alongside chemistry. 2 Notable WorkRat Park experiments on drug addiction 1 Connections
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His Rat Park experiments challenged the dominant chemical-hook model of addiction, a foundational debate in the field.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, nationality there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Bruce K. Alexander
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20 December 1939
Introduction
Alexander and SFU colleagues conducted a series of experiments into drug addiction known as the Rat Park experiments.
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Canadian psychologist Bruce K. Alexander and his colleagues at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada.
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