Question

select the word that means a place with many confusing paths and passages. in the late 1890s, a psychology researcher named willard small began conducting experiments to see how well rats could find their way through the twists and turns of a labyrinth. he wanted to study how the animals learned to reach their destinations. in his early experiments, small made many observations that were confirmed by subsequent studies. for example, he reported that two blind rats in the study performed just as well as sighted rats.

Explanation:

The text describes a place with "twists and turns" which is a characteristic of a labyrinth. A labyrinth is defined as a complicated series of paths or passages in which it is easy to get lost.

Answer:

labyrinth