Document Type
Other
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
There are benefits from laboratory experiences, like increased student engagement (Ra’anon, 2005) and preparation for graduate school (McDonough, n.d.). Specifically, there are benefits from working in a live animal laboratory using operant chambers. It is not feasible for many universities to have live animal laboratories due to factors such as cost of animal care, maintenance, and ethical concerns, so many students have no laboratory experience. The current study sought to evaluate the CyberRat (Ray, 2019) software as an alternative to live rat laboratories. The variability of CyberRat was assessed via a Turing test, thus determining how realistic CyberRat is. To assess CyberRat’s variability three areas were analyzed: the latency to the first bar press, the total number of bar presses, and the cumulative records of the graphs. Results demonstrated multiple areas where variability is present. There are areas for further evaluation, but through analysis of the data output, CyberRat has passed another Turing test.
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
Copyright © 2024 Danielle M. Seljeskog
Recommended Citation
Seljeskog, Danielle M., "Can The Data Output of CyberRat Pass a “Turing Test”?" (2024). Schultz-Werth Award Papers. 66.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/schultz-werth/66
