PSYCH 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Psychological Review, Personality Disorder, Cognitive Map
17 May 2016
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Original place of publication: psychological review 55, 189-208: questions addressed in original study: (list the 2 5 most important questions addressed in the original study) Why: findings of original study: (list the 2 5 most important findings of the original study) In the maze example, the rats that were exposed to immediate and delayed rewards found their way out of the maze much faster than the rats that had no incentive (no reward). As the days progressed, the rats found their way through the maze faster and faster, and they learned to avoid blind ends and traps. Thus, exposing that they formed a mental image (cognitive map) of the maze. Through progression of time and incentives, the rats showed remarkable examples of learning. Rats/humans know the location in space of their destinations relative to their starting positions, even if the living elements (maze elements) are reconstructed.
