Edward C. Tolman created some very unique mazes in order to test specific hypotheses about learning in rats. Describe the maze he used to test “place” vs. “response” learning and what he demonstrated about how rats learn with this maze. Also explain the experiment that involved the sunburst apparatus and what he concluded from it about how rats learn.

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