Edward Tolman

Edward Tolman

Edward Tolman is a psychologist and author of the 1948 paper Cognitive maps in rats and men.

Who they are

The work of Edward Tolman reaches this site through the paper listed below. The name is tied to Cognitive Map.

Key papers

Tolman, E. C. (1948). Cognitive maps in rats and men. Psychological Review, 55(4), 189-208.

Key ideas

Cognitive Map: An internal representation of surroundings that steers behaviour, a term Tolman used in his 1948 paper.

Sources

  1. Tolman, E. C. (1948). Cognitive maps in rats and men. Psychological Review, 55(4), 189-208.