Rats that traversed a maze for 10 consecutive days with no reward showed no evidence of learning the maze.When reinforcement was provided beginning on the 11th day,Tolman reported that these rats:
A)were unable to effectively master the maze over the next week due to learned helplessness.
B)slowly started to learn the maze over the next week,as long as reinforcement was provided each day.
C)immediately demonstrated mastery of the maze.
D)slowly started to learn the maze over the next week,even if reinforcement was discontinued.

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Tolman's experiment demonstrated that the rats had formed a cognitive map of the maze even though they showed no evidence of learning during the initial 10 days. When reinforcement was provided on the 11th day, the rats were able to immediately demonstrate mastery of the maze, indicating that they had previously formed a mental representation of the maze. This supports Tolman's theory of cognitive maps and latent learning.

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