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:

Closing Entries

The journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer the balances of temporary accounts to permanent accounts.

Adjusting Entries

Accounting entries recorded at the conclusion of a financial period to properly assign income and expenses to the period they truly relate to.

Closing Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to transfer temporary account balances to permanent accounts, thereby preparing the accounts for the next period.

Journalized

Refers to the act of recording financial transactions in the company's journal as part of the accounting process.