Thorndike's Studies with Cats Led Him to State That Behavior

question 69

Multiple Choice

Thorndike's studies with cats led him to state that behavior that leads to a "satisfying state of affairs" is likely to occur again, whereas behavior that leads to an "annoying state of affairs" is not likely to occur again.This principle is known as

• A)classical conditioning.
• B)the law of effect.
• C)reinforcement.
• D)latent learning.

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