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That's just mean. Those poor animals how creepy can humans get. Leave them alone.
by cruelty 5y ago
That's just mean. Those poor animals how creepy can humans get. Leave them alone.
- DocTomoe 5y agoThis is a major improvement over how these things were done in the past, which often involved applying stimuli over brain diodes.
- workinman 5y agoIf you think this is bad you should see what they do to lab rats >.>
- jhardy54 5y agoAlso sad and often unnecessary, but at least there’s usually some legitimate science instead of whatever this is.
- jrootabega 5y agoThe rats applied for an internship
- prewett 5y agoHow is it mean? They get all their needs provided for, two companions, no fear of predators, and every so often they get put out on a ball which dispenses candy when they run.
- asxd 5y agoReading the article, it seems like this was exactly their situation. It seemed like it was in the author's best interest to keep them comfortable and friendly since this was an operant conditioning task. He also mentions the only negative reinforcement considered was a puff of air, but he opted not to use it.