A Core Assumption of Early Theories of Associative Learning Was

Multiple Choice

A core assumption of early theories of associative learning was that learning did not require any thinking, or cognition. Animals, it was widely assumed, did not have "minds" and certainly could not "think" in anyway like humans do. A classic series of studies conducted in the 1930s at the University of California at Berkeley, began to challenge this assumption. These experiments that involved rats finding their way through mazes and which demonstrated latent learning were conducted by psychologist

A) Edward Tolman.
B) B. F. Skinner.
C) John B. Watson.
D) Albert Bandura.