Thorndike's puzzle box studies
A)demonstrate the failure of large N designs in some situations
B)demonstrate that early experimentalists could not succeed unless they were talented creators of apparatus
C)illustrate the effective application of parsimonious explanations
D)provide strong evidence that cats had reasoning powers

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Thorndike's puzzle box studies illustrated the principle of trial-and-error learning and the law of effect, providing a parsimonious explanation for animal behavior without attributing complex reasoning powers to the cats.

Thorndike's Puzzle Box Studies