Dr. Feelgood is studying drug addiction with rats. She groups rats together and has them forage for rewards in that group. Some of the rats win most of the time, some rats win some of the time, and some of the rats lose most of the time. Based on your knowledge of addiction risk, which rat is most likely to become addicted to a drug such as heroin?

A) the rat that always wins
B) the rat that sometimes wins
C) the rat that rarely wins
D) none of the above; each rat should be equally likely to become addicted as the others

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Lynze Fernandez · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Studies have shown that animals (and humans) who experience low levels of reward or reinforcement are more likely to become addicted to drugs like heroin than those who experience high levels of reward. Therefore, the rat that rarely wins is more likely to become addicted.

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