You spend days wandering aimlessly around a park with many different paths that end at different parts of the park. One day when you arrive at the park, you get a call on your cell phone from your cousin whom you haven’t seen for years, and she says she is waiting for you in a particular section of the park. Even though the paths are complicated and twisted, you manage to find the shortest route to your cousin. Tolman would explain your efficient passage through the park as an example of ________.

According to my research on studies conducted by American psychologist Edward C. Tolman , I can say that based on the information provided within the question he would believe this as an example of the formation of a cognitive map. This is a mental representation created from information that has been acquired and stored from everyday aspects of a person's life/environment. Therefore you probably have spent many afternoons at that park and subconsciously developed a cognitive map of the quickest route.

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