According to the Law of Effect, Which Circumstance Would Lead

question 31

Multiple Choice

According to the law of effect, which circumstance would lead to a weakening of the association between stimulus and response?

• A) giving candy to a whining child
• B) grounding a teenager for staying out too late
• C) giving a child $1 for doing well on a spelling test
• D) taking a painkiller to get rid of a headache

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Definitions:

DRM Paradigm

A cognitive psychology experiment that studies false memory by having participants recall a list of semantically related words, only to commonly falsely remember a related word not presented.

Memory Intrusions

Unwanted, involuntary memories that disrupt current thought processes and activities, often associated with trauma or stress.

Semantic Associates

Words or concepts that are related in meaning and can be recalled together due to their semantic connections.

Source Confusion

A memory error where the origin of a memory is incorrectly attributed to a specific source.