TThorndike's connectionism o 4.1.2 Maior theoretical notions Experimental foundation: puze box o a small confining box with a pole sticking up in the middle or a chain hanging from its top Pushing against the pole or pulling on the chain enabled the animal to escape. Some arrangements, however required the animal to engage in a complex series of responses before it could escape. Different responses were called for at different times in Thorndike's experiments, but the idea was always the same--the animal had to perform in a certain way before it was allowed to leave the boxThorndike’s Connectionism ⚫ 4.1.2 Major theoretical notions ⚫ Experimental foundation:puzzle box ⚫ a small confining box with a pole sticking up in the middle or a chain hanging from its top. Pushing against the pole or pulling on the chain enabled the animal to escape. Some arrangements, however, required the animal to engage in a complex series of responses before it could escape. Different responses were called for at different times inThorndike's experiments, but the idea was always the same--the animal had to perform in a certain way before it was allowed to leave the box