"Responses Followed by a Satisfying Effect Are Strengthened and Likely

question 403

Multiple Choice

"Responses followed by a satisfying effect are strengthened and likely to occur again in a particular situation, but responses followed by a dissatisfying effect are weakened and less likely to occur again in a particular situation." What principle does this statement describe?

• A) biological preparedness
• B) learned helplessness
• C) the law of effect
• D) the Premack principle

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Definitions:

Production

The process of creating goods or services using inputs like labor, capital, and raw materials.

Bounded Rationality

The concept that decision-making is limited by the information, cognitive limitations, and time constraints.

Opportunity Cost

The cost of foregone alternatives when one option is chosen over another, essentially the benefits you could have received by taking an alternative action.

Marginal Benefit

The increased benefit derived from the utilization of one more unit of a good or service.