Hitesh's friends asked him to meet them for dinner, but he has never been to the restaurant they name. He asks where the restaurant is located and is told that it sits at the corner of University Avenue and Main Street. Though he has never been to the corner of Main and State, he knows where both roads are and is able to figure out where the restaurant is. He is using
A) a response cost.
B) a cognitive map.
C) systematic desensitization.
D) shaping.

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Hitesh is using his cognitive map, which is a mental representation of familiar locations and how they are connected, to figure out where the restaurant is located based on his knowledge of University Avenue and Main Street.

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