In a classic experiment,two groups of rats explored a maze with the first group being rewarded with food at the end of the maze,while the second group wandered the maze but were not rewarded with food at the end of the maze.On another trial,the second group was rewarded with food at the end of the maze.This second group of "uneducated" rats
A) only then began to learn the maze.
B) showed only a slightly slower completion time as compared to the first group.
C) ran the maze as quickly as the first group.
D) never learned the maze until numerous feeding trials were utilized.

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The second group of rats demonstrated latent learning, meaning they had learned the maze without reinforcement and performed as well as the first group once they were rewarded.

In a Classic Experiment,two Groups of Rats Explored a Maze