Edward Thorndike, a Pioneer in the Study of Cats Escaping

question 105

Multiple Choice

Edward Thorndike, a pioneer in the study of cats escaping from puzzle boxes, argued that animal learning depends on

• A) instinctive drift.
• B) conditioned responses.
• C) the growth of an understanding of the relationship between a behavior and its outcome.
• D) reinforcements that increase the probabilities of certain behaviors.

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