In a conditioned place preference procedure,if lab rats prefer a chamber where they had experience the effects of a test compound,this implies that the drug:
A) caused an attractive scent in the chamber.
B) produces hypnotic effects.
C) produces reinforcing effects.
D) produced a fear of entering other chambers.

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Conditioned place preference is a measure of the reinforcing effects of drugs or other stimuli. If the rats prefer the chamber where they had experienced the effects of the drug, it indicates that the drug produced reinforcing effects, meaning they found it pleasurable or rewarding.

In a Conditioned Place Preference Procedure,if Lab Rats Prefer a Chamber