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What is Edward Thorndike known for?

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He studied how animals, like cats, learned to solve puzzles by trial and error.

He used something called an operant conditioning box to train animals to press levers for food rewards.

He is known for the Little Albert experiment.

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Continue the good behavior

Act out

Misbehave

Feel happy

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Thorndike's Law of Effect shows that when students are praised or rewarded, they are more likely to _________________.

positive behavior reinforcement

negative behavior reinforcement

they are not

punishment

for fun

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How are Thorndike's priciples used today in classrooms?

positive reinforcement is better than punishment for shaping behaviors

emotions drive behavior

punsihment is best

learning happens naturally

intelligence is genetic

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B.F. Skinner believed that ______________________.

Positive and negative reinforcement

Emotional support

Strict rules

Students

Animals

Group discussions

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Rats

What did B.F. Skinner use to shape behavior in his experiments?

Social learning

Cognitive development

Classical conditioning

Positive reinforcement

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Operant conditioning

What concept is John B. Watson best known for in his approach to behavior?

Fears can be learned through association

Fears are only emotiona

Fears are always irrational

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Fears are inherited

In Watson’s famous experiment with Little Albert, what did he demonstrate about fears?

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