Hitesh's friends asked him to meet them for dinner,but he has never been to the restaurant they name.He asks where the restaurant is located and is told that it sits at the corner of Main Avenue and State Street.Though he has never been to the corner of Main and State,he knows where both roads are and is able to figure out where the restaurant is.He is using
A) a response cost.
B) a cognitive map.
C) systematic desensitization.
D) shaping.

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Hitesh is using his cognitive map, which is his mental representation of familiar places and their spatial relationships. He is able to locate the restaurant by using his knowledge of the location of Main Avenue and State Street.

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