There are mainly three behavioral pharmacological experiments, including self-administration, drug discrimination and conditioned place preference (CPP), frequently used in studies on psychological dependence.

• 药物精神依赖性实验研究较成熟的方法包括自身给药试验(self-administration)、药物辨别试验(drug discrimination)和条件性位置偏爱试验(conditioned place preference，简称CPP)等行为药理学试验方法。