Which of the Following Is an Example of Thorndike's Law

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of Thorndike's law of effect?

• A) A chicken keeps poking a bar with its beak even though it is shocked afterward.
• B) A teenager's grades improve when he receives money for good grades.
• C) A ball keeps rolling downhill because of the pull of gravity.
• D) A cat keeps clawing the sofa despite being squirted with water every time it does this.

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Definitions:

Critical Event

A significant occurrence that has a substantial impact on the operations or financial health of a business or market.

Measurability Conditions

Criteria required to recognize a financial transaction, including the ability to reliably measure the transaction's impact on the financial statements.

Percentage-Of-Completion Method

An accounting method used to recognize revenues and expenses of long-term contracts in proportion to the work completed.

Contract Costs

Expenses directly related to securing and fulfilling a contract, including raw materials, labor, and overhead.