AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Noland White, it is stated that Thorndike was one of the first researchers to explore and attempt to outline the laws of learning voluntary response, although the field was not yet called operant conditioning. He tested laws by using a hungry cat for an experiment.

Detailed explanation-2: –Edward Thorndike was 1 of the 1st researchers to explore and attempt to outline the laws of learning voluntary responses, although the field was not yet called Operant Conditioning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pavlov’s Experiment Classical conditioning was stumbled upon by accident. Pavlov was conducting research on the digestion of dogs when he noticed that the dogs’ physical reactions to food subtly changed over time. At first, the dogs would only salivate when the food was placed in front of them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thorndike, postulated the Law of Effect, which stated that those behavioral responses (R) that were most closely followed by a satisfactory result were most likely to become established patterns and to reoccur in response to the same stimulus (S).

Detailed explanation-5: -Edward Thorndike developed the first three “Laws of learning:” readiness, exercise and effect.