In one of Thorndike's puzzle boxes, a door would fall open when a cat stepped on a treadle, thus allowing the cat to reach food outside the box. Eventually the cat would step on the treadle as soon as it was put into the box. Thorndike concluded that ________
a. the reasoning ability of cats is quite remarkable
b. treadle stepping increased because it had a "satisfying effect"
c. the treadle is a CS for stepping
d. learning meant connecting the treadle with freedom and food
B
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a. more poorly adjusted at school. b. more cooperative with parents. c. more prone to anxiety. d. at a higher risk of developing depression during adolescence.
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a) poetic and realistic b) literal and symbolic c) latent and manifest d) delusional and hallucinatory
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A) ?grammar; syntax B) ?reference; grammar C) ?syntax; reference D) ?grammar; reference