In Thorndike's Research Involving Cats in Puzzle Boxes,when Did the Puzzle

question 16

Multiple Choice

In Thorndike's research involving cats in puzzle boxes,when did the puzzle box open,allowing the cat freedom and food?

• A)after a fixed period of time that the cat had been inside the box
• B)after escape attempts had been extinguished
• C)when the cat engaged in a behavior that moved a concealed lever
• D)500 milliseconds after a buzzer sounded

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Definitions:

Auxin

A class of plant hormones involved in various aspects of plant growth and development, including cell elongation.

Hormone

Biological substances synthesized by glands in multicellular organisms, transported by the circulatory system to distant organs to regulate physiology and behavior.

Diploid

Refers to cells that have two sets of chromosomes, one from each parent.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in four distinct daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, crucial for sexual reproduction.