Tolman specified that the independent variables (stimuli) affect processes within the organism. These processes then control the occurrence of behavior (response). These internal processes are known as ____.?
a. ?operational variables
b. ?mental sets
c. ?cognitive variables
d. ?intervening variables
e. ?concrete variables
d
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