In Thorndike's Puzzle Box Experiments,what Pattern of Results Would Provide

question 125

Multiple Choice

In Thorndike's puzzle box experiments,what pattern of results would provide evidence that cats were "thinking," according to Thorndike

• A) initial evidence of very quick escapes that remain unchanged 
• B) quick escapes for intelligent cats and slow escapes for unintelligent cats 
• C) initial slow escapes followed by a sharp, permanent drop in escape time once cats recognized the solution to the problem 
• D) slow escapes, then quick escapes, then slow escapes again as cats took their time to escape carefully

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