PSYCH 1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-3: Mirror Neuron, Cognitive Map, Peripheral Nervous System
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Real world complex mix of nativist/empiricist (nature/nurture) components. Showed that the birds were born with a limited knowledge of star map. Based on how they grew up, their navigation was affected. North star not always best indicator over time, changed over thousands of year. Cognitive map: experiment with maze and rats and food, evidence that animals learn cognitive maps, studying how rats handle new situations, cognitive map is an example of something inside the box. O : his cognitive map nding works against s-r. S-r insists that behavior is just a string of s-r units as in chaining. Tolman wouldn"t say that there was a cognitive map, but would say if we assume there is one in the o . Tolman believed individuals do more than merely respond to stimuli; they act on beliefs, attitudes, changing conditions, and they strive toward goals. Challenged behaviorist assumptions by proposing that people and animals are active information processes and not passive learners.
