In E. C. Tolman's experiment, some rats were trained to run through mazes for standard food goals, while other rats were allowed to explore the mazes for 10 days without food goals or other rewards. Later, when food rewards were placed in a box at the far end of the maze, the previously unrewarded rats reached the food box as quickly as the rewarded rats after only one or two trials. This experiment demonstrated that the rats had the ability to form _____ of their surroundings.
A) observational models
B) operant chambers
C) cognitive maps
D) orienting reflexes
Question 2
In aversive conditioning, an aversive stimulus is paired with a painful behavior in order to increase the frequency of that behavior.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false