The significance of Tolman's research on latent learning was that
A)rats could learn a maze only if there was reinforcement, suggesting they acquired a cognitive map.
B)rats could learn a maze in the absence of reinforcement, suggesting they acquired a cognitive map.
C)dogs could not be conditioned when tones and shocks were presented at random intervals.
D)dogs come to expect shock in the presence of the tone.

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Tolman's research showed that rats could learn a maze in the absence of reinforcement, suggesting they acquired a cognitive map. This challenged the behaviorist belief that all learning requires reinforcement and introduced the idea of cognitive processes in learning.

The Significance of Tolman's Research on Latent Learning Was That