The Drowning Rats Experiment

When was the last time that you felt dejected in life? 

On approaching someone to share your feelings with, did you get the reply “Don’t give up, have hope” and found it to be an impractical solution? Well, Dr. Curt Richter’s Harvard Rat Study will prove you wrong and reinstill your belief in the power of ‘hope’.

Richter, an American psycho-biologist assessed ‘drowning rats’ and how long it takes for them to die. As per today’s awareness regarding ethical experimentation, his procedure would sound cruel but the findings that he has derived from it are very fascinating.