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    Edward Lee Thorndike was an American psychologist who proposed the theory of connectionism. Connectionism theory states that behavioral responses to stimuli are established through trial and error, strengthening the neural connections between stimuli and satisfying responses. Thorndike put forth three laws: the law of readiness accounts for motivation in learning; the law of exercise states connections are strengthened with use and weakened with disuse; and the law of effect states connections linked to pleasant outcomes are strengthened while those linked to unpleasant outcomes are weakened. Thorndike demonstrated this through his puzzle box experiments timing how long it took cats to learn to escape a box and obtain food.

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    Edward Lee Thorndike was an American psychologist who proposed the theory of connectionism. Connectionism theory states that behavioral responses to stimuli are established through trial and error, strengthening the neural connections between stimuli and satisfying responses. Thorndike put forth three laws: the law of readiness accounts for motivation in learning; the law of exercise states connections are strengthened with use and weakened with disuse; and the law of effect states connections linked to pleasant outcomes are strengthened while those linked to unpleasant outcomes are weakened. Thorndike demonstrated this through his puzzle box experiments timing how long it took cats to learn to escape a box and obtain food.

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    Edward Lee Thorndike was an American psychologist who proposed the theory of connectionism. Connectionism theory states that behavioral responses to stimuli are established through trial and error, strengthening the neural connections between stimuli and satisfying responses. Thorndike put forth three laws: the law of readiness accounts for motivation in learning; the law of exercise states connections are strengthened with use and weakened with disuse; and the law of effect states connections linked to pleasant outcomes are strengthened while those linked to unpleasant outcomes are weakened. Thorndike demonstrated this through his puzzle box experiments timing how long it took cats to learn to escape a box and obtain food.

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    CONNECTIONISM THEORY REVIEWER

    Edward Lee Thorndike


     American psychologist whose work on animal behaviour and the learning process led to the theory of
    connectionism
     studied animal behaviour with William James at Harvard University
     first proposed his two behavioral laws, the law of effect and the law of exercise, in his doctoral
    dissertation, which was published in 1911 as “Animal Intelligence”
     early work is regarded as the first laboratory study of animal learning

    Connectionism Theory
    Behavioral responses to specific stimuli are established through a process of trial and error that affects neural
    connections between the stimuli and the most satisfying responses.

    1. Law of Readiness - The law of readiness was intended to account for the motivational aspects of
    learning and was tightly coupled to the language of the science of neurology. It was defined in terms of
    the conduction unit, which term Thorndike used to refer to “the neuron, neurons, synapse, synapses, part
    of a neuron, part of a synapse, parts of neurons or parts of synapses whatever makes up the path which
    is ready for conduction” In its most concise form, the law of readiness was stated as follows, “for a
    conduction unit ready to conduct to do so is satisfying, and for it not to do so is annoying”
    - example: A person sees that he/she is going to be late for class, so they get ready to act hurriedly;
    mostly has to do with a person’s thinking or readiness to act or not

    2. Law of Exercise - The law of exercise had two parts: (a) the law of use and (b) the law of disuse. This
    law stated that connections grow stronger when used where strength is defined as “vigor and duration
    as well as the frequency of its making” and grow weaker when not used.
    - example: A person makes use of a cellphone, then is given a brand new one. He/she stops making
    use of the old phone (law of disuse) and proceeds with using the new unit (law of use); the connection
    to the old phone is weakened as it strengthens on the new phone

    3. Law of Effect - The law of effect added to the law of exercise the notion that connections are
    strengthened only when the making of the connection results in a satisfying state of affairs and that they
    are weakened when the result is an annoying state of affairs.
    - example: A person doesn’t study for an exam, therefore he/she gets a low grade (dissatisfying result).
    Next time he studies so that he can get a high score (satisfying result); The person is most likely to
    act in order to achieve satisfying results

    Thorndike’s Puzzle Box Experiment


     He placed a cat in the puzzle box, which was encourage to escape to reach a scrap of fish placed outside.
     Thorndike would put a cat into the box and time how long it took to escape. The cats experimented with
    different ways to escape the puzzle box and reach the fish.
     Eventually they would stumble upon the lever which opened the cage. When it had escaped it was put
    in again, and once more the time it took to escape was noted.
     In successive trials the cats would learn that pressing the lever would have favorable consequences and
    they would adopt this behavior, becoming increasingly quick at pressing the lever.
     Edward Thorndike put forward a “Law of effect” which stated that any behavior that is followed by
    pleasant consequences is likely to be repeated, and any behavior followed by unpleasant consequences
    is likely to be stopped.

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