You spend days wandering aimlessly around a park with many different paths that end at different parts of the park.One day when you arrive at the park you get a call on your cell phone from your cousin whom you have not seen for years,and she says she is waiting for you in a particular section of the park.Even though the paths are complicated and twisted,you manage to find the shortest route to your cousin.Tolman would explain your efficient passage through the park as an example of ____________.
A)spontaneous recovery
B)insight
C)the formation of a cognitive map
D)unconscious trial-and-error imagery

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Tolman's theory of cognitive maps describes the mental representation of one's surroundings and the ability to navigate through them efficiently. The situation described in the prompt - finding the shortest route to a specific location in a complex park - fits with this theory, indicating that the passage through the park was due to the formation of a cognitive map rather than spontaneous recovery, insight, or unconscious trial-and-error imagery.

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