Thorndike's Idea That Responses That Brought About Positive Outcomes Would

question 154

Multiple Choice

Thorndike's idea that responses that brought about positive outcomes would likely be repeated is called

• A) the law of Skinner.
• B) the law of conditioning.
• C) the law of direct.
• D) the law of protect.
• E) the law of effect.

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Definitions:

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of these numbers by the count of the numbers.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how much the values in the data set differ from the mean.

Standard Normal Random Variable

A random variable with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1 under the normal distribution.

Probability

Refers to the degree of certainty associated with the occurrence of a specific outcome in a random event.