The Law of Effect Theory States That Behavior Followed by Pleasant

question 72

Multiple Choice

The law of effect theory states that behavior followed by pleasant results is more likely to be repeated, whereas behavior followed by unpleasant results is not. This is the root of which element of the behavioral perspective?

• A) operant conditioning
• B) conditioned response
• C) reinforcement theory
• D) classical conditioning

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