Which learning researcher believed that operant conditioning involved an organism learning "what leads to what," or the cognitive expectation that a particular consequence would follow a particular behavior?
A) B. F. Skinner
B) Ivan Pavlov
C) Edward C. Tolman
D) Edward L. Thorndike

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Edward C. Tolman developed the theory of cognitive maps and believed that operant conditioning involved learning the relationship between behaviors and their consequences, which he referred to as "what leads to what." He believed that animals developed cognitive maps, mental representations of the physical environment, which they used to guide their behavior.

Which Learning Researcher Believed That Operant Conditioning Involved an Organism