_____ States That the Consequence, or Effect, of a Response

question 120

Multiple Choice

_____ states that the consequence, or effect, of a response will determine whether the tendency to respond in the same way in the future will be strengthened or weakened.

• A)Classical conditioning
• B)The effect and reliability hypothesis
• C)Insight learning
• D)The law of effect

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Definitions:

Reasoning

The process of forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises through logical thinking.

Mechanical Functions

Refers to the operations performed by machinery, involving the application of mechanical principles and engineering design.

Cohort Effects

Also called history-graded events, they are events that provide a context for development and also influence it directly. The year of your birth marks your entry into a cohort of peers who accompany you through age-graded developmental changes within the context of a specific set of historical events.

Life-Course Perspective

The view that development is influenced by the intersection of chronological age (life time), family-related (family time), and membership in a birth cohort (historical time).