goalbox

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noun

The compartment of a maze etc. that the animal subject is intended to reach in a psychology experiment.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

noungoalbox (plural goalboxes)

plural goalboxes

  1. The compartment of a maze etc. that the animal subject is intended to reach in a psychology experiment.

Origin

From goal + box.

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Cite this entry
APA

goalbox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goalbox

MLA

“goalbox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goalbox. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goalbox,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goalbox.

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