In your backyard you have a bird feeder from which a particular squirrel likes to eat. You have tried many ways to prevent it from stealing from it. You notice that the squirrel's random behavior gradually turns into goal-directed behavior. This best illustrates what Thorndike called the:
A. Law of Effect
B. principle of continuity
C. law of consequence
D. classical conditioning
Answer: A
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a. gate control theory b. sensory conflict theory c. sensory adaptation theory d. lock and key theory
If Maria tends to see her own shortcoming of laziness in others rather than in herself, she is displaying the defense mechanism known as projection
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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A. desegregated B. negative C. positive D. detached