Rats That Traverse a Maze for 10 Consecutive Days with No

question 15

Multiple Choice

Rats that traverse a maze for 10 consecutive days with no reward show no evidence of learning the maze. When reinforcement is provided beginning on the 11th day, these rats will:

• A)be unable to effectively master the maze over the next week due to learned helplessness.
• B)slowly start to learn the maze over the next week as long as reinforcement is provided each day.
• C)immediately demonstrate mastery of the maze.
• D)slowly start to learn the maze over the next week, even if reinforcement is discontinued.

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