Problem:
Thorndike's puzzle box research was criticized by comparative psychologists like Wesley Mills on the grounds that Question options: Thorndike's cats were in a panic situation and could not act intelligently, as they would if put into a more natural environment Thorndike's explanations were overly anthropomorphic and not very parsimonious Thorndike was being cruel to the cats Thorndike did not attempt to impose experimental control over the situation