Tag
Learning Theory
Entries tagged learning theory.
3 entries
Thinker
Edward Tolman
The behaviorist who proved rats build "cognitive maps," keeping internal representation alive until neuroscience found it in the brain.
11 min
Thought experimentInsight Learning
Wolfgang Köhler's chimpanzees solved problems by a sudden reorganization of the whole situation, not by gradual trial and error, and that challenged the behaviorist account of how learning works.
9 min
Thought experimentThe Garcia Effect
Rats made sick hours after tasting sweet water learned to avoid the sweetness alone, a result that broke the rule that any cue can be conditioned to any consequence.
7 min