PSYC 3222 Lecture 8: Chapter 6 & 7 - 3/7 & 3/9
9 Mar 2017
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Chapter 6 & 7 - 3/7 & 3/9. Learning involves the development of cognitive map internal representations of relationships between goals and behaviors/knowledge of the environment where the goals are to be found. In the second part of the experiment, the position of the goal and of the starting area remained the same, but the original path was blocked and 18 new paths were available. According to tolman, the rat"s learning and behavior appear to be purposeful. Animal mental maps are not quire like human mental maps though. Educational implications and summary principles of tolman"s system. In the tolman and honzik (1930) blocked-path study, rats that had learned this maze almost invariably selected path 3 when path 1 was blocked at b. It seemed they somehow knew that the barrier at b also blocked the much shorter path 2. Tolman: learning involves the development of cognitive maps.
