Table 4 Variety of equally possible ways to execute an optimal solution.

From: Challenges and insights of transferring animal maze studies principles to human spatial learning research

Tactic

Sequence of key elements

Possible route corresponding to algorithmic structure

Number of equally possible routes to implement the solution

Optimal

Entrance-Coin+-Coin+-Exit

En-O-Q-H-Coin1+-H-G-Coin2+-Z-U-T-Ex2

En-O-Q-H-Coin1+-K-I-M-B-Coin2+-Z-U-T-Ex2

En-O-Q-H-Coin1+-K-I-Q-G-Coin2+-Z-U-T-Ex2

En-O-Q-H-Coin1+-H-G-Coin2+-B-N-P-Ex2

En-O-Q-H-Coin1+-K-I-M-B-Coin2+-B-N-P-Ex2

En-O-Q-H-Coin1+-K-I-Q-G-Coin2+-B-N-P-Ex2

En-O-I-K-Coin1+-H-G-Coin2+-Z-U-T-Ex2

En-O-I-K-Coin1+-K-I-M-B-Coin2+-Z-U-T-Ex2

En-O-I-K-Coin1+-K-I-Q-G-Coin2+-Z-U-T-Ex2

En-O-I-K-Coin1+-H-G-Coin2+-B-N-P-Ex2

En-O-I-K-Coin1+-K-I-M-B-Coin2+-B-N-P-Ex2

En-O-I-K-Coin1+-K-I-Q-G-Coin2+-B-N-P-Ex2

En-O-Q-G-Coin2+-G-H-Coin1+-D-S-A-Ex1

En-O-Q-G-Coin2+-B-M-I-K-Coin1+-D-S-A-Ex1

En-O-Q-G-Coin2+-B-M-Q-H-Coin1+-D-S-A-Ex1

En-O-Q-G-Coin2+-G-H-Coin1+-K-L-R-Ex1

En-O-Q-G-Coin2+-B-M-I-K-Coin1+-K-L-R-Ex1

En-O-Q-G-Coin2+-B-M-Q-H-Coin1+-K-L-R-Ex1

En-O-M-B-Coin2+-G-H-Coin1+-D-S-A-Ex1

En-O-M-B-Coin2+-B-M-I-K-Coin1+-D-S-A-Ex1

En-O-M-B-Coin2+-B-M-Q-H-Coin1+-D-S-A-Ex1

En-O-M-B-Coin2+-G-H-Coin1+-K-L-R-Ex1

En-O-M-B-Coin2+-B-M-I-K-Coin1+-K-L-R-Ex1

En-O-M-B-Coin2+-B-M-Q-H-Coin1+-K-L-R-Ex1

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