In a classic experiment, Tolman exposed a group of rats to a maze for 11 days before he introduced a food reward. These rats outperformed rats that had been given daily food rewards. This demonstrates _____

a) latent learning.
b) classical conditioning.
c) operant conditioning.
d) observational learning.


Answer: a

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