Connectionists would believe that rats learn to run through a maze by:
A) developing associations between stimuli in the maze and particular muscle movements.
B) acquiring knowledge of where food is located.
C) developing associations between memory areas of the brain and kinesthetic receptors in the skin.
D) developing mental representations of the location of the food.

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Connectionists believe that learning occurs through the development of connections between stimuli and responses within the brain. In the case of rats learning to run through a maze, the rats would develop associations between the stimuli in the maze (such as turns, corridors, etc.) and the muscle movements that lead to reaching the food. Therefore, choice A is the best answer.

Connectionists Would Believe That Rats Learn to Run Through a Maze