Administering nicotine to rats:
A) improves learning.
B) impairs learning.
C) first improves learning,then impairs learning on a second task.
D) first impairs learning,then improves learning on a second task.

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Administering nicotine to rats has been shown to improve learning on a first task, possibly due to increased attention and motivation. However, on a second task, nicotine can impair learning by interfering with memory consolidation. Therefore, choice C is the best answer as it correctly describes the contradictory effects of nicotine on learning.

Administering Nicotine to Rats