HIST10014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Edward C. Tolman, Cognitive Map, Behaviorism
6 Aug 2018
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Edward tolman and some cool rats who learned how to navigate in a maze. Some researchers thought in order to understand learning, we need to put the mind . There are internal cognitive processes, even in non-human animals. Organisms are not a black box , as the behaviourists stated, but they actively perceive, anticipate, and think about stimuli in the world. An example for such a researcher is edward tolman (1889-1956): he believed cognitive processes play an important role in learning of complex behaviours techniques to show them. It is harder to demonstrate cognitive processes, and one needs clever experimental. Tolman studied the problem solving strategies of rats in mazes. After several trials of running in the maze, the rat would learn to get to the goal. Wolfgang k hler and some intelligent monkeys who solved new puzzles. German gestalt-psychologist, carried out a series of experiments with chimps during the rst world war on tenerife.
