If Rats Are Allowed to Wander Through a Complicated Maze

question 1

Multiple Choice

If rats are allowed to wander through a complicated maze, they will subsequently run the maze with few errors when a food reward is placed at the end. Their good performance demonstrates

• A) shaping.
• B) latent learning.
• C) spontaneous recovery.
• D) modeling.

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Definitions:

Variables

Elements, features, or factors that are likely to vary or change within the context of a scientific experiment or study.

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, values, or ideas.

Monotonous

Lacking in variety and interest; tediously unvarying.

Attributonial Bias

A cognitive bias that affects the way we determine who or what is responsible for an event or action, often leading to error in judgment.