Describe Thorndike
applied consequences of responding which result in receiving food ..deprived rats in a boc
what is law of effect
it is a principle that states the probability of responding could be raised by some consequences and lowered by others
How does the law of effect relate to operant learning
they are both a product of the behavior history of interaction with the environment
what would be maintainin the cats behavior if the cat completed the task, but did not eat the food
escaping from the box
What is the main disadvantage when studying learning with mazes or devices similar to Thorndike?
learning curves depends on apparatus used and measures taken.
.are not unitary
what does a learning curve tell us
tell you the time to complete a response as a function of number of trials. x-axis =successive trial & y-axis - how many seconds it takes to escape
