What is the Cognitive Approach? What is the Behaviourist Approach? Thorndike first proved the validity of his 'Law of Effect' with experiments involving cats and puzzle boxes. The cats were placed in locked boxes that could be opened by pulling a lever found inside. Initially, the cats would take a long time to find and use the latch. After a while however, the times decreased and the likelihood that they would do the right movement (and get the reward) increased with it. The cats must have done this through trial and error and not through active thought, since even after having escaped once and placed back in the box, the cats did not free themselves straight away but took less time instead.
What is the Cognitive Approach? What is the Social Learning Approach? What is the Humanistic Approach?