Edward C. Tolman

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Edward C. Tolman was an American psychologist known for his pioneering work in cognitive behaviorism, especially his concept of cognitive maps and purposive behavior in animals.

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academicDegree PhD in psychology
advocated intervening variables in behavior theory
awardReceived American Psychological Association presidency NERFINISHED
birthDate 1886-04-14
conceptCoined cognitive map
latent learning
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1959-11-19
doctoralAdvisor Hugo Münsterberg NERFINISHED
educatedAt Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
employer University of California, Berkeley
familyName Tolman NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork behaviorism
cognitive psychology
learning theory
psychology
fullName Edward Chace Tolman NERFINISHED
givenName Edward
influenced cognitive psychology
learning theory
neuroscience of spatial navigation
influencedBy Kurt Lewin NERFINISHED
William James NERFINISHED
mainInterest animal behavior
cognition
learning
motivation
memberOf American Psychological Association NERFINISHED
movement cognitive behaviorism
purposive behaviorism
notableFor cognitive behaviorism
purposive behaviorism
research on learning in rats
the concept of cognitive maps
notableWork Purposive Behavior in Animals and Men NERFINISHED
occupation psychologist
opposed strict stimulus-response behaviorism
placeOfBirth West Newton, Massachusetts, United States of America NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Berkeley, California, United States of America NERFINISHED
positionHeld President of the American Psychological Association
publicationYearOf 1932: Purposive Behavior in Animals and Men NERFINISHED
researchMethod maze learning experiments with rats
theory purposive behavior theory
theory of cognitive maps
workLocation Berkeley, California NERFINISHED

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behaviorism associatedWith Edward C. Tolman
subject surface form: Behaviorism