Imagine a maze in which the floor of each arm is a different texture, but the walls are all perfectly white. After rats have learned to navigate the maze, the walls are removed. One rat walks straight to the goal. The other rat follows the cues provided by the floor textures to reach the goal. The first rat is using the _______ system, while the second is using the ________ system.
A) operant; S-R
B) locale; taxon
C) taxon; Locale
D) geometry module; dead reckoning

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The first rat is using the locale system, which relies on the spatial layout or the overall structure of the environment, such as the walls of the maze. The second rat is using the taxon system, which relies on cues or stimuli (in this case, the floor textures) to navigate.

Imagine a Maze in Which the Floor of Each Arm