Thorndike found that the animals in his research
A) learned to escape confinement almost immediately after each session started.
B) had difficulty learning to escape at first, but then, in a flash of insight, learned to do so.
C) gradually took less and less time to escape as the experiment progressed.
D) only learned to escape confinement with great difficulty.
E) were not able to learn how to escape confinement.

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Thorndike's research, particularly his work with puzzle boxes, showed that animals gradually improved their performance, taking less time to escape with each trial. This demonstrated the principle of learning through trial and error, rather than through immediate understanding or insight.

Thorndike Found That the Animals in His Research