The Person Most Closely Associated with the Law of Effect

question 61

Multiple Choice

The person most closely associated with the law of effect is __________.

• A)Edward Thorndike
• B)Ivan Pavlov
• C)John B.Watson
• D)B.F.Skinner

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Definitions:

Psychoanalytic Movement

A theoretical and clinical approach to psychology founded by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious processes and childhood experiences in shaping behavior and personality.

Personality Disorders

Types of mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience.

Oedipal

Relating to the Oedipus complex, a concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent.

Electra Complex

The condition in which, according to Sigmund Freud, girls want to seduce their fathers to gain what they truly desire: a penis. By analogy to a character in several Greek tragedies.