When photographing cats escaping their puzzle box,Guthrie and Horton found evidence for
A)conditioned inhibition
B)spontaneous recovery
C)the stop-action principle
D)conditioned reinforcement

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Guthrie and Horton's work on photographing cats escaping from puzzle boxes is associated with the stop-action principle. This principle suggests that the last action a subject performs before achieving a goal (in this case, escaping the puzzle box) is the one that is most strongly learned or reinforced.

When Photographing Cats Escaping Their Puzzle Box,Guthrie and Horton Found