Tolman's experiments with rats and mazes strongly suggested that:
A)stimulus-response theories of learning were essentially correct.
B)there is no functional difference between reinforcement and punishment.
C)spatial learning is the primary form of learning in rats.
D)there is a cognitive component to operant learning.

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Tolman's experiments with rats and mazes suggested that rats did not only learn through trial and error or stimulus-response associations, but they also created cognitive maps of the maze's layout. This cognitive component to operant learning is reflected in Tolman's theory of purposive behaviorism. Thus, the best choice is D.

Tolman's Experiments with Rats and Mazes Strongly Suggested That