Thorndike's theory of learning involves trial and error learning through connectionism and stimulus-response bonds. His experiment on a hungry cat found that it learned over time to escape from a cage more quickly by pushing the correct lever, demonstrating the laws of exercise, effect, and readiness - that learning improves with repetition, rewarding behaviors are strengthened, and an organism must be mentally prepared to learn.

1. Thorndike's Theory of Learning
Trial & Error Learning
Motivation + Exploration

2. Connectionism = Stimulus + Response
Animal
Wrong way
Time ↑
Right way
Time ↓
Eg: Hungry Cat
Thorndike’s
Experiment on Cat
Repetition

5. Law of
Exercise
Trial &
Error
Learning
Law of
Readiness
*improved learning
Law of
Effect
1. Law of Use
2. Law of Disuse
*learn by doing
Rewarding
Punishing

6. Law of Readiness
Ready to act/respons
Do
Did Not
Eg: Student/teacher
Emotional Motivational
Act Do Satisfy
Act Did Not Annoying
Not act Reforce Do Annoying