Thorndike's Puzzle Box Studies

question 18

Multiple Choice

Thorndike's puzzle box studies

• A)demonstrate the failure of large N designs in some situations
• B)demonstrate that early experimentalists could not succeed unless they were talented creators of apparatus
• C)illustrate the effective application of parsimonious explanations
• D)provide strong evidence that cats had reasoning powers

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Definitions:

Infinitely Elastic

Describes a perfectly elastic demand or supply curve, where the quantity demanded or supplied changes by an unlimited amount in response to any change in price.

Income Elasticity

A measure of how the demand for a good or service changes in response to changes in income.

Supply Elasticity

The measure of responsiveness of the quantity of a good supplied to a change in its price.

Long Run

A period in which all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing firms to adjust all inputs in response to market conditions.