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Erratum to: Rats demonstrate helping behavior toward a soaked conspecific
Nobuya Sato1, Ling Tan, Kazushi Tate
1Department of Psychological Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University, 1-1-155, Uegahara, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 662-8501, Japan, nsato@kwansei.ac.jp.
Animal Cognition
|July 26, 2015
Summary
This study corrects a previous finding. Soaked rats demonstrated increased time spent in pool areas compared to helper rats, indicating a change in behavior.
Area of Science:
- Animal Cognition
- Animal Behavior
Context:
- Correction of a published scientific finding.
- Focus on behavioral responses in rats.
Purpose:
- To amend a factual error in the 'Results and discussion' section.
- To accurately report the behavioral observations of rats.
Summary:
- The erratum corrects a single word in the original publication.
- The corrected sentence states that soaked rats spent *more* time in the pool area.
Impact:
- Ensures accurate scientific reporting in animal cognition studies.
- Clarifies the behavioral differences observed between soaked and helper rats.
