Rats are various medium sized rodents. "True rats" are members of the genus Rattus‚ the most important of which to humans are the black rat‚ Rattus rattus‚ and the brown rat‚ R. norvegicus. Many members of other rodent genera and families are also called rats and share many characteristics with true rats. A rat has an average life span of 2-3 years[1]. Rats are distinguished from mice by their size; rats generally have bodies longer than 12 cm (5 in). Contents [hide] * 1 Species and description
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love the peace of mind knowing there weren’t rats lurking in your walls? Rats create many problems in the world and I believe we should eliminate all rats. One reason rats need to be eliminated is they spread diseases. According to CDC (Centers for Disease Control) rats spread hemmoragic fever‚ Lassa fever‚ Leptospinosis‚ and many more. Having rats running around infected with possibly fatal diseases is far too dangerous. To emphasize the deadly effect rats have‚ we can look at the Black Plague‚ in
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an extinction memory (Brooks & Bouton 1993; Quirk‚ 2002). Sniffy Virtual Pro is a computer simulation that allows learners to explore the realistic responses and behaviors of a typical rat on a typical day in
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SNIFFY THE VIRTUAL RAT EXPERIMENT By Cassidy Blaikie 200407994 A laboratory report Presented to Jennifer Gauthier In Psychology 210 Learning Psychology Department of Psychology St. Francis Xavier University February 23‚ 2007 Abstract The purpose of this experiment was to test whether training a simulated rat under a Partial Reinforcement Schedule took longer to extinguish than being trained in a Continuous Reinforcement Schedule. The subject involved was a computer based rat. The rat was trained
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magnitude on extinction as indicated by Sniffy the rats’ bar pressing. This experiment conducted three different experiments to determine these results‚ all of which involved continuous reinforcement to teach Sniffy to learn to press the bar for food pellets. It was predicted that Sniffy is likely to learn to extinguish the behaviour that is learned faster when the level of punishment is higher. The first experiment went through an extinction trial and Sniffy was not given food following the bar press;
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pg. 462-464 a) Draw a diagram of the rat when it is first cut opened and the internal organs are exposed. Identify and label the diaphragm‚ the stomach‚ the small intestine‚ the caecum‚ the heart‚ the left and right lung‚ the trachea and the esophagus. (Note: see Figure 22 on pg 470 for an example) b) What structure divides the thoracic and abdominal cavities? The Diaphragm divides the thoracic and abdominal cavities. c) What is the sex of your rat? Male. Part C Digestive System pg 467
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“The Rat Trap” Literary Analysis Plot Summary: “The Rat Trap” by Selma Lagerlöf describes the life of a man who sells rat traps. The-rat trap peddler realizes that the whole world is a rat-trap. He falls into life’s rat-trap‚ starting when he stays at an old man’s house and succumbs to the temptation of stealing the man’s money. He avoids the town and wanders through the woods to escape being caught by the police. The rat-trap peddler stays at a furnace‚ where the ironmaster talks to him‚ thinking
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healthy five-week old albino Sprague Dawley® Outbred rats: (24 females) and (24 males) purchased from Taconic Biosciences‚ Inc. one month prior to the experiment. The rats were purchased one month prior so that they can be examined by a veterinarian to make sure they are healthy before the start of the experiment. Once the rats were deemed to be healthy they were then separated into their according groups in order to start the experiment. The female rats were separated into four groups‚ three experimental
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eat almost anything they can swallow‚ including household scraps and pet food‚ but most of their diet consists of living insects. Rats are medium-sized rodents that are part of the mammal family. Rats are quite similar to mice but with a more distinct look. Their fur colour and differ between white to a black. The average length of a rat is between 13-18 cm. Rats can eat pretty much everything humans eat‚ meaning that the rat’s diet consists of household scraps‚ grains‚ seeds‚ and other small
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RAT POW Problem Statement: I this POW we were assigned to find the population of the exponential growth of a rat population‚ residing on a perfect‚ utopian island after a year. Organisms will flourish prosperity on the Island and no deaths would occur. The journey began when merely 2 full-grown rats‚ the one original male and female‚ arrived on the island. Their offspring would be determined by the following: Every day from January 1st‚ the original mother would give birth to a liter of
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