In the Tolman and Hoznik (1930) experiment on latent learning, the group of rats that were reinforced only after several days of navigating the maze without reinforcement showed a(n)
A) decrease in the latency of reinforcing behavior compared with other groups
B)increase in the rate of errors compared with the other groups
C) reduction in the speed at which they reached the goal box compared with other groups
D) reduction in the rate of errors across subsequent trials compared to other groups

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The group of rats that were reinforced only after several days of navigating the maze without reinforcement demonstrated latent learning by showing a reduction in the rate of errors across subsequent trials compared to other groups. This indicates that they had learned the layout of the maze during the non-reinforced trials, which became apparent once reinforcement was introduced.

In the Tolman and Hoznik (1930) Experiment on Latent Learning