General Studies · Thorndike's Operant Conditioning / Trial and Error Learning
In Edward Thorndike's landmark puzzle box experiments, which specific condition(s) served as the 'satisfying state of affairs' that motivated the cats to learn the escape mechanism? (A) The act of successfully exiting the confined box. (B) Access to a piece of food (fish) placed outside the box. (C) Receiving social affection and verbal praise from the experimenter. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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- 1All of the above
- 2C Only
- 3A and B Only✓
- 4A and C Only
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A and B Only
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