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EPPP Psychology

Category - Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior

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Edward Tolman was a behavioral psychologist. His experiments with rats led to a theory that animals can learn connections between stimuli without a biological event to reinforce learning. What is this theory known as?
  1. S-S view
  2. S-R view
  3. Reinforcement theory
  4. Behavioral theory
Explanation
Answer: A - Tolman’s S-S view of behavior claims that animals can learn connections between stimuli without a biological event to reinforce learning. This idea was supported by an experiment he (and colleagues) conducted wherein rats, when hungry, were able to find food in a maze on first trial after previously given the chance to explore the maze when not hungry.
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