Dr.Ali is timing how long it takes each of his rats to run a complex maze from start to finish.Suppose Dr.Ali ran each rat on the first 15 trials without any food at the finish,and then on trial 16 the rat found a little piece of cheese at the finish.What do you predict would happen on the 16?? trial?
A) The rat would suddenly get flustered and take longer to complete the maze.
B) The rat would now thoroughly search every part of the maze in case there is any more cheese.
C) The rat would begin to make errors by re-entering the same area more than once.
D) The rat would take less time to complete the maze.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The rat is likely to associate the cheese with the finish line of the maze and will be motivated to reach the finish line faster. This motivation will lead the rat to take less time to complete the maze on trial 16 compared to its performance on the previous 15 trials without any food at the finish.

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