In the story of the professor who placed a rat on top of her desk and then asked graduate students to describe the rat's behavior, the rat was _______.
A) released into the outside world
B) genetically engineered to be more intelligent than a normal rat
C) a clone
D) blind

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The rat in the story was blind, which is a significant detail because it influenced how the rat behaved and how the students observed and described its behavior. This detail was used to illustrate points about perception, observation, and possibly biases in scientific research.

In the Story of the Professor Who Placed a Rat