Latent Learning Experiment
Spatial Orientation Experiment
Key Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
100
Define 'latent'
Hidden or concealed.
100
What does spatial orientation mean?
The ability to maintain body position in relation to the surrounding environment
100
A hypothetical internal cognitive symbol that represents external reality.
Mental representation
100
What is an example of one thing that has been influenced by Tolman's study of conceptual maps?
1) World Wide Web 2) Environmental Psychology 3) Cognitive Psychology
300
Which group of rats was made the least and slowest progress to learn the maze?
The control group of rats (Group N) that did not receive any food as a reward.
300
Why did the rats pick path number 6?
Because path number 6 would lead the rats to a location of the food in such and such a direction in the room (which proves rats use a comprehensive map instead of strip-like map).
300
What is a district?
A large space in our mental representation that is defined by some common characteristics
300
Strip-like maps of our social environment can lead to which three negative consequences?
Prejudice, discrimination and mental illnesses.
500
What is the possible explanation for why the group of rats with delayed reward took the least amount of days to learn the maze to perfection after being rewarded with food?
- wandered around the maze - learned more about the maze than they were showing - learned where the blinds were - had been building a 'map' - and they can utilize that map to lead them out of the maze
500
What was the purpose of carrying out the spatial orientation experiment?
To show that rats actually know the location in space of the food reward relative to their starting position even if some elements of the maze are changed, or removed.
500
What is a node?
Focal points where paths or edges meet.
500
What is a limitation of Tolman's studies?
His research was largely based on rats and mazes although he intended his theory to be applied to human learning.
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