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The Kerplunk experiment was a stimulus and response experiment conducted on rats [1] and demonstrates the ability to turn voluntary motor responses into a conditioned response. [2] The purpose of the experiment was to get kinaesthetic feedback rather than guidance through external stimuli [ 3 ] through maze learning. [ 2 ]
Genetic variation, such as better peripheral vision, can make some rats “bright” and others “dull”, but does not determine their intelligence. [3] Nonetheless, Tryon’s famous rat-maze experiment demonstrated that the difference between rat performances was genetic since their environments were controlled and identical. [4]
An example of an experiment within a multiple T-maze was performed by allowing the rat to explore the multiple T-maze without a reward. After letting the rat roam, researchers restarted the maze again with a reward placed at the end of the maze. The rats with prior exposure to the maze were able to easily navigate through the maze to reach the ...
In the 1940s, influenced by the studies of his former professor Edward C. Tolman, Tryon decided to test the theory that intelligence is an inherited trait. [2] To do this, he tested the ability of laboratory rats to navigate a maze: rats who took fewer wrong turns to get through the maze and reach the food at the end were termed "maze-bright", while those who took many wrong turns were termed ...
The rat in this video, a rescue named Kronk, is being trained to drive his little “rat rod” with the use of food reward like little apple flavored rice puffs.
Next, Small wondered if new rats not exposed to the maze were able to learn it just as quickly. Using four new rats, Small found that there tended to be a "lead rat" that would complete the task of opening the door to find food, while the other rats crowded around the spot, demonstrating that they were imitating the lead rat's behavior.
The apparatus used for spontaneous alternation testing takes multiple forms – the T-maze and the Y-maze being those which are most commonly used in experimental psychology. Both apparatus are named to mimic the maze shapes which they portray. [2] [4] [8] [20] The rat is placed in the middle of the maze, and is allowed to move freely through ...
The Hebb–Williams maze is a maze used in comparative psychology to assess the cognitive ability of small animals such as mice and rats.It was developed by Donald O. Hebb and his student Kenneth Williams in 1946, when both men were working at Queen's University at Kingston.