Despite having been reinforced for correctly manipulating a lock (i.e., opening it successfully), you still have trouble opening it, and you keep trying different strategies. Which statement about this situation is correct?
A) According to Guthrie, you have not had enough reinforcement of the appropriate response.
B) According to Thorndike, opening the lock produces as much annoyance as its being open produces satisfaction.
C) According to Guthrie, you perform the procedure differently each time because the various stimuli are different each time.
D) According to Tolman, each time you approach the lock your goals are subtly different because you approach it from different angles.

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Guthrie's theory posits that a change in behavior (such as trying different strategies to open a lock) occurs because the stimuli present in the environment are perceived differently each time, leading to different responses.

Despite Having Been Reinforced for Correctly Manipulating a Lock (I