Which one of the following best illustrates Tolman's notion of a cognitive map?
A) You study a map of Australia until you can reproduce it with considerable accuracy.
B) You study a map of Australia but reproduce it with many distortions in shape and location.
C) After walking around campus for a few days, you learn where buildings are in relation to one another.
D) The concepts table and chair are more closely associated in memory than the words bed and refrigerator.

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Tolman's notion of a cognitive map refers to the mental representation of spatial relationships between objects or places. Option C, where a person learns the spatial relationships of buildings on a campus after walking around for a few days, best illustrates this concept. Options A and B refer to the ability to memorize a map, but not necessarily to use it to navigate through space. Option D refers to a semantic association between concepts, not a spatial one.

Which One of the Following Best Illustrates Tolman's Notion of a Cognitive