Three groups of rats are taught to run a maze.Group 1 rats are never reinforced for reaching the food box.Group 2 rats are always reinforced for reaching the food box.Group 3 rats are not reinforced for the first 10 days,but are reinforced from then on.Group 1 rats never improve their timing.Group 2 rats gradually improve their timing.Group 3 rats do not improve until they are reinforced,at which time their improvement is rapid.Tolman would say that which group(s)of rats are displaying "latent learning?"
A) Group 3
B) Group 2
C) Group 1
D) Group 2 and Group 3

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Group 3 rats are displaying "latent learning" because they show a rapid improvement after reinforcement is introduced, indicating they had learned the maze during the non-reinforced period but did not demonstrate this knowledge until reinforcement was provided.

Three Groups of Rats Are Taught to Run a Maze