Thorndike's Law of Effect

question 33

Multiple Choice

Thorndike's Law of Effect

• A)stated that much knowledge is innately specified due to natural selection.
• B)was written to oppose Darwin's theory of natural selection.
• C)stated that a behavior that is followed by a reward is likely to occur again.
• D)was written to oppose the behaviorists.

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Definitions:

Gonads

The reproductive organs in animals and humans that produce gametes; in males, these are the testes, and in females, the ovaries.

Sexual Fantasies

Imagined or daydreamed sexual scenarios that an individual finds arousing or pleasurable.

Controversial

Pertaining to issues or subjects that provoke public disagreement or debate due to differing opinions and beliefs.

Psychic Energy

In psychoanalytic theory, a concept denoting the force or process underlying mental activity and productivity, originally described by Freud.