Download or read book How I Learned To Relate To My Laboratory Rat Through Humanistic Behaviorism written by Richard W. Malott and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 1974-01-01 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We have had an operant-conditioning rat lab associated with either our Experimental or Introductory Psychology course at Western Michigan University since 1964. Many students report that the rat lab is very exciting and that they find it the best feature of our course. It has been our impression however that this lab has an even more important effect. The experience of directly modifying the behavior of another organism is a primary factor in demonstrating to students the power and validity of the basic principles of behavior.