The Observation Concerning the Behavior of Cats That Guthrie and Horton

question 69

Multiple Choice

The observation concerning the behavior of cats that Guthrie and Horton made in 1946 that supported Guthrie's theory of learning was:

• A)all cats tended to escape the puzzle box in the same way
• B)reinforced cats tended to escape more rapidly than unreinforced cats
• C)stereotyped behavior
• D)the more often the cats escaped from the puzzle box,the more proficient they became at escaping

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