What concept did Thorndike formulate from his animal puzzle-box experiments?
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law of effect
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What concept did Thorndike formulate from his animal puzzle-box experiments?
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law of effect
What maze has rodents find a hidden platform in a pool to test spatial learning?
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Morris water maze
Which archerfish species can distinguish between different human faces in studies?
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Toxotes chatareus
Which paper wasp species is known for recognizing individual nestmates by markings?
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Polistes fuscatus
What principle says animal behavior should not be explained by higher mental processes if simpler ones suffice?
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Morgan's Canon
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What maze has rodents find a hidden platform in a pool to test spatial learning?
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Morris water maze
Which archerfish species can distinguish between different human faces in studies?
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Toxotes chatareus
Which paper wasp species is known for recognizing individual nestmates by markings?
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Polistes fuscatus
What term describes learning by watching another individual?
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observational learning
What term means understanding that an object still exists when hidden?
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object permanence
What nickname is commonly used for an operant conditioning chamber?
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Skinner box
Which psychologist used cats in puzzle boxes to study learning?
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Edward Thorndike
Which Russian physiologist studied classical conditioning using dogs?
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Ivan Pavlov