Of the following behaviors, which would not be included in a study of animal cognition by experimental psychologists?
A)consciousness
B)forgetting
C)stimulus coding
D)cognitive maps

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Consciousness is a subjective experience that cannot be directly observed or measured in other animals, thus it cannot be studied using experimental psychology methods. The other options, forgetting, stimulus coding, and cognitive maps, are all cognitive processes that can be studied through experimental research methods.

Of the Following Behaviors, Which Would Not Be Included in a Study