According to Tolman's Latent Learning Experiments, a Child Could Learn

question 8

Multiple Choice

According to Tolman's latent learning experiments, a child could learn the route from home to school

• A) only by walking the route and learning the sequence of turns.
• B) by walking to school, riding to school, or by any other mode that would allow the child to learn the location of the school or the sequence of turns.
• C) only by being rewarded after every successful trip.
• D) by completing one successful trip and arriving on time.

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Definitions:

Sensorimotor Thought

The first stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where infants understand the world through their sensory experiences and motor actions.

Tertiary Circular Reactions

Repeated experimental behaviors in infants aged 12 to 18 months, part of their cognitive development, showing purposeful adaptation to new situations.

Primary Circular Reactions

Early repetitive behaviors in infants (1-4 months old) that focus on the infant's own body, part of sensorimotor development.

Secondary Circular Reactions

A developmental stage in infants where they repeat actions that affect their environment, showing an early understanding of cause and effect.