DrAli Is Timing How Long It Takes Each of His

question 287

Multiple Choice

Dr.Ali is timing how long it takes each of his rats to run a complex maze from start to finish.Suppose Dr.Ali ran each rat on the first 15 trials without any food at the finish,and then on trial 16 the rat found a little piece of cheese at the finish.What do you predict would happen on the 16?? trial?

• A) The rat would suddenly get flustered and take longer to complete the maze.
• B) The rat would now thoroughly search every part of the maze in case there is any more cheese.
• C) The rat would begin to make errors by re-entering the same area more than once.
• D) The rat would take less time to complete the maze.

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