Does anyone have experience using both real rats and Sniffy? Would you be able to compare how this worked for you as an instructor in each case? Were learning goals for students the same and were they met?
It's been several years since we have had the students train rats in our intro course. It used to be the three weeks they would complain about the most while doing it, but they ended up with a really good learning experience. We now actually bring an operant box in to class to show them what we're talking about in lecture, because otherwise they seem really confused by the textbook portions that talk about conditioning rats, levers, magazines, etc. I can't say I miss the time and expense of purchasing, housing, feeding, and otherwise caring for real rats, though. Thanks, Barbara Barbara Brown Psychology Department Technical Assistant 1116 8th Ave Grinnell College Grinnell, IA 50112 Phone: 641-269-3171 FAX: 641-269-4285 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
