In their study of three groups of rats in a maze, Tolman and Honzik noted that ________ occurs without obvious reinforcement.
A) classical conditioning
B) operant conditioning
C) latent learning
D) successive approximation

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Tolman and Honzik observed that the group of rats that were not reinforced still showed evidence of learning the layout of the maze. This implied that they had formed a cognitive map of the maze, facilitating their navigation, even in the absence of direct reinforcement. This type of learning, where behavior changes without any immediate or direct reinforcement, is known as latent learning. Therefore, latent learning is the best choice for this question.

In Their Study of Three Groups of Rats in a Maze