Recall the study by McNamara, Long, & Wike (1956) in which rats were exposed to a T-maze in one of two ways: the rats in one group ran the maze themselves, while the rats in the other group were pushed through the maze in carts
Which group(s) learned to make the correct choice at the end of the "T"?
a) The rats who ran themselves learned to make the correct choice, but the rats in carts failed to learn it.
b) The rats in carts learned to make the correct choice, but the rats who ran themselves failed to learn it.
c) Neither group of rats learned to make the correct choice.
d) Both groups of rats learned to make the correct choice.
Answer: d
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