Who Formulated the Law of Effect

question 309

Multiple Choice

Who formulated the law of effect?

• A) Pavlov
• B) Skinner
• C) Thorndike
• D) Watson

Apply the concept of expected value to real-world scenarios such as carnival games and software development decisions.

Distinguish between fair and unfair games based on the expected value principle.

Approach overly advantageous deals with cautious skepticism grounded in probability and expected value analysis.

Relate the concepts of risk, probability, and expected value in the context of decision-making under uncertainty.

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Definitions:

Psychological Professor

An academic expert who teaches and conducts research in psychology.

Contextual Cues

Environmental or situational indicators that help individuals understand and respond appropriately to different circumstances.

Serial-Position Effect

A psychological phenomenon in which a person tends to remember the first and last items in a series better than the middle items.

Retrieval

The process of accessing and bringing into consciousness information stored in memory.