Shaping

  

10 minutes a day, and it took 3 days (total of 30 minutes). 

I used strategies to train the rat. First, when the rat was near to food box (like walking toward the food source), I opened the lever to treat the rat. Also, any moment the rat was close to the light, I opened the level for more treats for the rat. This was, I think, the rat learns to move closely to the level. I think rat was smart and learned the process easily. 

One evidence I can think of is that rat adapted a behavior where every time rat presses the level accidently, the level produces sound which rat knows that sound can get her food. 

 

I think what we learned in the class were similar to what I exposed to in this process. Strategies were similar regarding rats can learn and sometimes they understand what to do in order to get a retreat.