If Rats Are Allowed to Freely Explore a Maze Without

question 74

Multiple Choice

If rats are allowed to freely explore a maze without being given a food reward and later are put in the maze again with a food reward in the goal box, the rats:

• A) learn the maze as quickly as rats that have never been exposed to the maze.
• B) learn the maze more quickly than rats that have never been exposed to the maze.
• C) learn the maze more slowly than rats that have never been exposed to the maze.
• D) are unable to learn the maze regardless of being rewarded.

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