Although b. f. skinner and other behaviorists did not think that it was necessary to refer to thoughts or expectations when explaining human learning, findings from experiments with rats suggest otherwise. which finding suggests that cognitive processes are involved in operant learning?

the answer is Rats appear to experience latent learning while exploring mazes
operant learning refers to a situation when the behavior of a certain individual is affected by giving a certain form of reward/punishments.
The study showed that the reward that the Rats would get after they finish the maze (block of cheese) speed up the time that the rates needed to study and solve the maze.

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