hole-board test

noun

A scientific method of measuring anxiety, stress, neophilia and emotionality in animals, involving an enclosed area with a floor covered in holes that the animal may or may not choose to explore.

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Meanings

nounhole-board test (plural hole-board tests)

plural hole-board tests

  1. A scientific method of measuring anxiety, stress, neophilia and emotionality in animals, involving an enclosed area with a floor covered in holes that the animal may or may not choose to explore.
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