Monkeys are at the top, naturally. Then come rats, the workhorses of the psychology lab. And down at the bottom are mice, cute and fluffy but not all that bright. For at least a hundred years ...

Rats typically prefer dirt ... Concepts from introductory psychology textbooks took on a new, hands-on dimension in our rodent driving laboratory. Building on foundational learning approaches ...

That's a lesson my lab rats have taught me well. Dr. Lambert received her undergraduate degree from Samford University in Birmingham AL (majoring in psychology and biology) in 1984 and her M.S ...

At Bowling Green University in the mid 1990’s, professor Panksepp and his enterprising psychology graduate student, Jeff Burgdorf, watched lab rats at play. For fun the scientists also often ...

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These rats may not have earned degrees of their own, but they helped other students earn theirs. The rodents helped students in the Millersville University Psychology Department study animal ...

Millersville University's Psychology Department is looking to find adoptive homes for 16 female lab rats, the Lancaster County school said Monday. The rats were part of a behavioral study in the ...