Describe the Findings of Thorndike's Experiments and Discuss the Elements

question 107

Essay

Describe the findings of Thorndike's experiments and discuss the elements essential for operant conditioning.

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Definitions:

Nucleophile

A chemical species that donates an electron pair to an electrophile to form a chemical bond in reaction.

Conjugate Additions

A type of nucleophilic addition where the nucleophile adds to a conjugated system, such as a double bond adjacent to a carbonyl group, leading to more stable adducts.

MgBr

Magnesium bromide, a chemical compound used as a reagent in organic synthesis, particularly in Grignard reactions.

7-Methyl-2-octanone

A ketone where the ketone group is positioned at the second carbon of an octane chain that has a methyl group attached to its seventh carbon.