 As his extensive laboratory research and observations of cats and dog’s ability to escape the boxes came to a close, he found that the research conclusions greatly differed to what he expected (that animals could learn from imitation).This was the beginning of his research into “motor impulse.” Thorndike was highly critical of the ‘anecdotalist school’ and their lack of measurable and scientific methodologies.Thorndike later went on to study The Law of Effect and S-R bonds (Stimulus-Response) and contribute to educational psychology.