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Read these lines: "Suppose that Ravi's dad drives him to school every day. In this way, Ravi learns the route from his house to his school, but he's never driven there himself. One morning Ravi's dad has to leave early for a meeting, so he can't drive Ravi to school. Instead, Ravi follows the same route on his bike that his dad would have taken in the car." What can be inferred about Ravi from the quoted lines?

AHe had secretly practiced biking that route on earlier mornings
BHe found a shorter route to school than the one his dad drives
CHe had learned the route earlier without ever needing to show it
DHe needed a map on his bike to reach the school that morning
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. He had learned the route earlier without ever needing to show it
1. The quoted lines say Ravi rode along as a passenger every day and learned the route, but never travelled it on his own. 2. When his dad could not take him, Ravi biked the exact route the car would have taken. 3. So the knowledge existed all along and only showed itself when it was finally needed, option C. 4. Option A is the trap: the quoted lines say he had never gone there himself before that morning. 5. Options B and D contradict the same-route detail and add a map that is never mentioned. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 1e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 "Learning", section 6.3 Operant Conditioning_
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