... an experiment carried out on a psychological basis. Although in Behaviourism it is believed that animals are practically and ethically more convenient to test. The behaviourists believed that the laws of learning were crucial and as there was only a small difference between animals and humans. However the animals were not physically harmed. An example of such an experiment would be Edward Thorndike's, whom also created the 'law of effect'. He said that 'actions that are rewarded are repeated'. Thorndike had to test his theory to see if his hypothesis was right. Therefore he tested it out on a cat. The cat was placed in a box with a lever inside of it that would release an opening. Eventually the cat would panic and begin to scratch all sides of the box, primarily it was an accidental event yet it was rewarded with food and freedom. The idea behind this ...

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