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wrbasek0

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on: Jun 21, 2018
In one of Thorndike's puzzle boxes, a door would fall open when a cat stepped on a treadle, thus allowing the cat to reach food outside the box. Eventually the cat would step on the treadle as soon as it was put into the box. Thorndike concluded that ________.
 
  a. the reasoning ability of cats is quite remarkable
  b. treadle stepping increased because it had a satisfying effect
  c. the treadle is a CS for stepping
  d. learning meant connecting the treadle with freedom and food

Question 2

Thorndike complained that _______ evidence provided a supernormal psychology of animals..
 
  a. anecdotal
  b. case study
  c. informal experimental
  d. intuitive


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Reply #1 on: Jun 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A


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Reply #2 on: Jun 21, 2018
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