What Theory Claims That Behavior Has Certain Rewarding and Punishing

question 22

Multiple Choice

What theory claims that behavior has certain rewarding and punishing effects, causing an organism to repeat or avoid the behavior?

• A) Asch's configural model
• B) Thorndike's theory of instrumental learning
• C) Lewin's person-situation field theory
• D) Asch's algebraic model

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Definitions:

Neural Impulses

Electrical signals that travel along the neurons, facilitating communication within the nervous system.

Transduction

The conversion of one form of energy into another, as in the sensory system converting stimuli into neuronal signals.

Sensory Systems

The part of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information from the environment, including sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.

Transforming

The process of making a thorough or dramatic change in form, appearance, or character.