...Thorndike's classical experiment of a hungry kitten shut up in a cage with food outside. We quote his words: "When put into the box the cat would show evident...through any opening; it claws and bites at the bars 1 Op. cit., p. 178. 2 Op. cit., p. 183. or wire; it thrusts its paws out through any opening and claws...

...behavior when he says, the cat "would show evident signs of discomfort and of an impulse to escape confinement. It tries to squeeze through any opening, it claws and bites at the bars and wire, it thrusts its claws out through any opening and claws at anything it reaches, it continues...

...which would modify our conclusions. The behavior of all but No. 11 and No. 13 was practically the same. When put into the box the cat would show evident signs...through any opening; it claws and bites at the bars; it thrusts its paws out through any opening, and claws at everything it reaches; it continues its efforts...

...which would modify our conclusions. The behavior of all but No. 11 and No. 13 was practically the same. When put into the box the cat would show evident signs of discomfort and of an impulse to escape from confinemfent. It' tries to squeeze through any opening; it claws and bites at the bars; it thrusts...

...the cats were set free from a box wheu they (1) licked themselves or (2) scratched themselves. Dr. Thorndike comments on the results of his experiments...an impulse to escape from confinement. It tries to squceze through any opening; it claws and bites at the bars or wire; it thrusts its paws out through...

...is placed in the desired environment. The activity of the animal is well described by Thorndike: " When put into the box the cat would show evident signs...through any opening; it claws and bites at the bars or wires; it thrusts its paws through any opening and claws at everything it reaches; it continues its...

...animal is placed in the desired environment. The activity of the animal is well described by Thorndike:1 "When put into the box the cat would show evident signs of discomfort and impulse to escape from confinement. It tries to squeeze through any opening, it claws and bites at...

...stimulus to escape from the box. Commenting on the results of his experiments with cats, he writes : "When put into the box the cat would show evident...It tries to squeeze through any opening; it claws or bites at the bars or wire; it thrusts its paws out through any opening and claws at everything it...

...this corresponds almost exactly to the reaction of Thorndike's cats when confined in the puzzle-box: When put into the box the cat would show evident signs of discomfort and of an impulse to escape from discomfort. It tries to squeeze through any opening ; it claws and bites * at the bars and wires ;...

...circumstances. This is what happens in a typical case. The cat gives evidence of discomfort — often vocal. "It tries to squeeze through any opening; it claws and bites at the bars and wire; it thrusts its paws out through any opening and claws at everything it reaches; it continues...