> Isn't this what you call "begging the question"? It's hedonic because it is intrinsically rewarding. I think what they mean is that it was not connected to a

> Isn't this what you call "begging the question"? It's hedonic because it is intrinsically rewarding. I think what they mean is that it was not connected to an external reward (at least not one that the researchers could identify). For example, they did not train the bees to roll the ball in order to get sugar water or something.