Psychologist Edward C

question 211

Multiple Choice

Psychologist Edward C. Tolman's studies with rats in mazes led him to conclude that:

• A) reinforcement is not necessary for learning to occur.
• B) learning will not occur in the absence of reinforcement.
• C) rats learn nothing more than a sequence of left and right turns.
• D) continuous reinforcement is necessary for operant conditioning to occur.

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