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Tolman's Latent Learning Experiment
In Edward Tolman's maze experiments, a group of hungry rats was allowed to explore a maze without any food reinforcement, while a comparison group was consistently rewarded. After several sessions, food was introduced in a goal box for the previously unreinforced group. These rats were then able to navigate the maze just as quickly as the continuously rewarded group, demonstrating that they had developed a cognitive map and engaged in latent learning during their initial exploration.
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