Imagine a Subject Who Has Learned to Withdraw Her Finger

Imagine a subject who has learned to withdraw her finger by moving it up and away from a shock pad when a warning signal precedes the shock. Now turn the subject's hand over so the same reflex might drive her finger into the shock pad. Watson predicts __________ while Tolman predicts __________.

A) a cognitive map that will help her avoid the shock, an S-R connection that will cause her to move into the shock.
B) a molar response in which she avoids the shock, a molecular reflex the needs to be unlearned.
C) a new molecular reflex will need to be learned for avoidance, a molar response resulting in shock avoidance.
D) none of these.

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