Two Groups of Rats Were Trained to Navigate a Runway

question 77

Multiple Choice

Two groups of rats were trained to navigate a runway for food.One group earned a single food pellet, the other received three pellets.What will happen when they are both shifted to a situation in which they earn the alternative reward?

• A)Rats that initially received the small reward will run faster for the larger reward than the rats that initially received the large reward did.
• B)Rats that initially received the large reward will run faster for the small reward than the rats that initially received the small reward did.
• C)Rats that initially received the small reward will run more slowly for the large reward than the rats that initially received the large reward did.
• D)The two groups will now run at approximately the same speed.

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