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. 2008 Nov 4;328(2):448–457. doi: 10.1124/jpet.108.146464

TABLE 2.

Behavior in the pool

Grade Observation
0 The animal stays put and tries to climb on the side of the pool.
1 The animal swims around the pool and tries frequently to climb on the side of the pool.
2 The animal swims around the pool and tries to climb on the side of the pool but sometimes swims through the pool.
3 The animal swims around the pool less frequently; it swims through the pool for most of the time but does not find the platform.
4 The animal swims around the pool less frequently; it swims through the pool for most of the time and finds the platform.
5 The animal swims in the quarter where the platform is but does not find it.
6 The animal swims in the quarter where the platform is and finds it
7 At the beginning, the animal stays put and floats. Subsequently, it swims directly to the platform.
8 The animal swims directly to the platform.