The law of effect stated that behaviors leading to a(n) _____ are _____.
A) satisfactory state of affairs; stamped in
B) reinforcer; stamped in
C) positive reinforcer; strengthened
D) unconditioned stimulus; stamped out
Question 2In one of his experiments conducted with animals, Thorndike found that cats learned to escape from a puzzle box
A) gradually.
B) suddenly.
C) with insight.
D) Both b and c are correct.
Question 3Thorndike argued that animal intelligence could be studied only using
A) systematic investigation.
B) anecdotal evidence.
C) analogy to human intelligence.
D) ethological approaches.
Question 4Thorndike was motivated to conduct experiments on animal intelligence, partially due to
A) the massive popularity of experimental research on animal learning at the time.
B) his skepticism about the anecdotal approach to animal intelligence.
C) the availability of new technology designed to examine neural correlates of behavior.
D) his profound belief that humans and other animals solve problems in exactly the same way.
Question 5The first psychologist to systematically investigate the learning ability of animals was
A) Skinner.
B) Pavlov.
C) Tolman.
D) Thorndike.
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