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The phrase "alternate lever" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are referring to a different or secondary lever that serves a similar function or purpose.
Example: "In case the primary lever fails, you can use the alternate lever to operate the machine."
Alternatives: "secondary lever" or "backup lever".
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Rats were trained to respond under an FCN operant schedule, which required eight presses on one lever (counting lever) before one press at an alternate lever (reinforcement lever) would produce food reinforcement.
The rats were required to alternate lever presses on the front wall in order to obtain food rewards.
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Cognitive effects were studied using the Alternating Lever Cyclic Ratio cognitive assay upon intraventricular injection with Aβ from various sources into rat brains and it was found that Aβ oligomers from all sources are potently able to induce cognitive defects.
More recently, cognitive effects in vivo were assessed in rats by using the alternating lever cyclic ratio assay following intracerebroventricular (ICV) injections of cell- and synthetically derived soluble Aβ oligomers [ 33].
Motility during zona penetration was bimodal, having high-amplitude, low-frequency lever strokes, alternating with low-amplitude, high-frequency propagated sinusoidal waves.
He tried an alternate electrical system, pulling a lever, throwing two switches and pushing yet another button.
The lever producing reinforcers alternated unpredictably between the two lever-alternatives, but stayed the same until a reinforcer was produced by a lever-press.
Half the mesh now complete, Turnock uses a homemade "crook" to lever up and knock down alternate wires, creating a clear passage for each cross wire.
According to the swinging lever arm hypothesis, myosin must alternate between association and dissociation with the F-actin to fulfill its function.
In both labs, lead-exposed monkeys were more likely to press the same lever repeatedly (perseverate) rather than alternate between levers.
In a separate study, Maruki et al. [30], trained rats to alternate between pressing the left and right lever on each trial.
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