Psychologists Testing the Relationship Between Environment and Development Developed the "Rat

question 153

Multiple Choice

Psychologists testing the relationship between environment and development developed the "rat wonderland" experiment. The control group rats were placed in plain cages, and the experimental group rats were placed in enriched cages with colorful patterns, platforms, and ladders. Rats that were raised in the enriched cage environments

• A) had smaller, lighter brains.
• B) had brains with a thinner cortex.
• C) were superior at learning mazes.
• D) exhibited all of these characteristics.

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