In a classic experiment, two groups of rats explored a maze with the first group being rewarded with food at the end of the maze,
while the second group wandered the maze but were unrewarded and showed no signs of learning. But later, when the "uneducated" rats were given food, they ran the maze as quickly as the rewarded group. The unrewarded animals had nevertheless learned their way around the maze, which demonstrated a type of learning referred to as
a. classical conditioning.
b. respondent conditioning.
c. latent learning.
d. instrumental learning.
ANSWER: c
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a. Since 2000, only 40 percent of all undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology have been awarded to women, while only 10 percent of all undergraduate degrees and five percent of doctorates in psychology were awarded to persons of color. b. The predominance of early Caucasian male psychologists inadvertently introduced a narrowness into psychological theory and research. c. During the early years in psychology, biases concerning the race, ethnicity, age, and sexual orientation of researchers and participants in psychological research limited our understanding. d. During the early years far too many conclusions were created by and/or based on small groups of people who did not represent the rich tapestry of humanity.