Maia is interested in comparing avoidance conditioning between humans and rats. She sets up an experiment in which both species will be shocked every 30 seconds unless they press a button. She will probably find
a. rats always learn the task more quickly than humans.
b. humans always learn to avoid the shock much faster than rats.
c. humans learn faster than rats only if given verbal instructions.
d. no significant difference in the learning ability of the two species.
Ans: c
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