A Rat Is Placed in a Distinctive Environment and Required

question 36

Multiple Choice

A rat is placed in a distinctive environment and required to actively respond and avoid shock in a shuttle box.Forty-eight hours later,the rat is placed in a shuttle box in the original training room or an identical shuttle box located in a different room that had a different size,light,odor,and noise level.What would you expect to happen to the rat's performance?

• A)The rat will respond faster in the new room than the original room.
• B)The rat will respond slower in the new room than the original room.
• C)The rat will respond at the same rate in either the new room or the old room.
• D)The rat will stop responding altogether.

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