Edward Tolman suggested that rats are able to learn to run mazes because they _________.
A) work well for food reinforcers
B) have hard wired abilities to run mazes
C) form cognitive maps of the maze
D) are superior learners

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Tolman believed that rats form cognitive maps of the maze, allowing them to use spatial memory to navigate the maze. This idea challenged the prevailing behaviorist view at the time, which suggested that learning was simply a result of stimulus-response associations. Tolman's theory of cognitive maps has since been supported by research in cognitive psychology.

Edward Tolman Suggested That Rats Are Able to Learn to Run