The cats in Thorndike's puzzle boxes were able to escape more quickly over successive trials.Thorndike interpreted this performance change to reflect
A)stimulus-outcome learning.
B)stimulus-stimulus learning.
C)stimulus-response learning.
D)response-outcome learning.

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Thorndike's puzzle box experiment was designed to test the learning of a specific response (i.e. how to escape the box) in response to a specific stimulus (i.e. being locked inside the box). The cats' ability to escape more quickly over successive trials is indicative of learning and improvement in their response to the stimulus of being locked inside the box. This type of learning is known as stimulus-response learning.

The Cats in Thorndike's Puzzle Boxes Were Able to Escape