Thorndike's puzzle box research was criticized by comparative psychologists like Wesley Mills on the grounds that
A. Thorndike's explanations were overly anthropomorphic and not very parsimonious
B. Thorndike's cats were in a panic situation and could not act intelligently, as they would if put into a more natural environment
C. Thorndike did not attempt to impose experimental control over the situation
D. Thorndike was being cruel to the cats
B. Thorndike's cats were in a panic situation and could not act intelligently, as they would if put into a more natural environment
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A) retained its sense of dynamism and a powerful sense of mission. B) had a broad base of popular support. C) saw to it that land was distributed equally among peasant families. D) was in retreat within China. E) gained support by assisting the Taiwanese against Japan.
Thomas Jefferson once observed that "the best school of political liberty the world ever saw" was the
a. College of William and Mary. b. Virginia House of Burgesses. c. New England town meeting. d. Chesapeake plantation system. e. English parliament.
Satrapies were
A. Egyptian administrators. B. Persian administrative and taxation districts. C. Mesopotamian kings. D. demons of the Lydian underworld. E. Arabian merchants.
Conflicts between Jeffersonians and Hamiltonians during President George Washington's first administration led directly to the
(a) end of the Era of Good Feelings (b) decision to replace the Articles of Confederation (c) addition of the elastic clause to the Constitution (d) start of the first political parties