Thorndike conducted research on ______________
A) operant conditioning
B) classical conditioning
C) shaping
D) higher-order conditioning
Answer: A
Rationale: Although it was not called operant conditioning at the time, we can trace the scientific study of reinforcement's effects on behavior to Edward Thorndike, who conducted experiments in which he measured the time it took cats to learn how to escape from puzzle boxes.
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