Rats Are Allowed to Wander Through a Maze for Several

question 81

Multiple Choice

Rats are allowed to wander through a maze for several days with no food reward at the end of it. On the tenth day, a food reward is placed at the end of the maze. Which of the following results would provide evidence for latent learning?

• A)The rats take just as long to get to the end of the maze on day 11 as they did on day 1.
• B)The rats show a gradual improvement in how quickly they reach the end of the maze from day 1 to day 11.
• C)The rats improve very little in how quickly they reach the end of the maze for the first ten days, but dramatically improve their performance on day 11.
• D)Every day, the rats take longer and longer to get to the end of the maze.

Identify the effects of reinforcement schedules on behavior and learning.

Understand the psychological theories that explain learning and behavior modification.

Understand the concepts of applied, actual, overapplied, and underapplied manufacturing overhead.

Calculate total manufacturing costs including direct materials, labor, and applied overhead.

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