What happened to the group of rats that wasn't reinforced until the 11th day of the Tolman and Honzik study?
a) After the 11th day, they showed slow but steady improvement in their maze-running.
b) They showed no improvement and no decline in their maze-running.
c) They showed sudden improvement in their maze-running after day 11, running as quickly as the rats who
had always been reinforced.
d) They showed sudden improvement in their maze-running, but never ran as quickly as the rats who had
always been reinforced.
Answer: c
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