Edward L. Thorndike formulated the law of effect after conducting an experiment on a cat in a puzzle box. Briefly describe the puzzle box that he used for the experiment.
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Edward L. Thorndike devised a puzzle box to study the process by which a cat learns to press a paddle to escape from the box and receive food. He placed a hungry cat in a cage and then put a small piece of food outside the cage, just beyond the cat's reach. He rigged things so that the cat could escape by stepping on a small paddle that released the latch to the door of the cage. As it moved around the cage, the cat would happen to step on the paddle, the door would open, and the cat would eat the food. After a few trials, the cat would deliberately step on the paddle as soon as it was placed in the cage.
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