Generally, How Long Does It Take a Rat to Learn

question 31

Multiple Choice

Generally, how long does it take a rat to learn to avoid a food that made it ill?

• A) one trial
• B) after a few CS-US pairings
• C) until the poison and the food are presented simultaneously
• D) impossible to predict; all rats are different in their learned response to poison avoidance

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Definitions:

Factorial Designs

Experimental setups that allow researchers to examine the effects of two or more independent variables simultaneously on a dependent variable.

Independent Variables

The variables manipulated or changed in an experiment to explore their effects on the dependent variable.

Interactive Effects

The combined effects of two or more independent variables on a dependent variable that are not simply additive.

Between-Groups Design

An experimental design where different groups of participants are exposed to different treatments or conditions and compared.