Road construction prevents you from getting to the shopping mall using the route that you always travel. You think about the situation for a moment and then come up with a different route to take. To figure out this alternative route, you are using what Tolman referred to as:
A)biological preparedness.
B)stimulus generalization.
C)a cognitive map.
D)instinctive drift.

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Tolman's concept of a cognitive map refers to our mental representation of the physical environment and the relationships between different locations. In this scenario, the individual is using their cognitive map to navigate from their usual route to an alternative route. Biological preparedness refers to our innate tendency to learn certain associations easily (e.g. fear of spiders), stimulus generalization refers to applying learned responses to similar stimuli, and instinctive drift refers to the tendency of animals to revert to innate behaviors rather than learned behaviors. None of these concepts are relevant to the scenario described.

Road Construction Prevents You from Getting to the Shopping Mall