Why Can We Consider Tolman One of the Early Cognitive

question 55

Multiple Choice

Why can we consider Tolman one of the early cognitive psychologists?

• A) Because he used behavior to infer mental processes
• B) Because of his focus on measuring behavior
• C) Because he focused on the stimulus-response connections in the rat's mind during his maze experiment
• D) Because of his interest in operant conditioning

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