In Thorndike's Puzzle Box,a Trapped Cat Had to Perform a Specific

question 60

Multiple Choice

In Thorndike's puzzle box,a trapped cat had to perform a specific action in order to escape.Thorndike ________ the box in order to encourage the cat to try to escape.

• A) played loud music in
• B) administered mild shocks in
• C) placed food outside
• D) placed a snake outside

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Definitions:

Operator Downtime

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Machine Downtime

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Null Hypotheses

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Alternative Hypotheses

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