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Edward C. Tolman
American psychologist (1886–1959)
Edward Chace Tolman | |
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| Born | April 14, 1886 West Newton, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | November 19, 1959(1959-11-19) (aged 73) Berkeley, California, US |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard University |
| Known for | Behavioral psychology, cognitive map, latent learning, purposive behaviorism |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley Northwestern University |
| Thesis | Studies in Memory (1915) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edwin Bissell Holt |
| Doctoral students | Murray Jarvik |
Edward Chace Tolman (April 14, 1886 – November 19, 1959) was an American psychologist and a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley.[1][2] Through Tolman's theories and works, he founded what is now a branch of psychology known as purposive behaviorism.
Tolman also promoted the concept known as latent learn Edward Tolman: biography and study of cognitive maps QOBEQ