A woodchuck tries to crack a walnut shell in two different ways-with his paws and with his teeth. The latter method worked and the former did not; hence, the woodchuck will be more likely to rely on his teeth for splitting the next nut. This observation illustrates the __________.
A. discrimination principle
B. law of practice
C. law of effect
D. Premack principle
Answer: C
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a. rejected children b. neglected children c. controversial children d. solitary children
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a. Mortological b. Thanatological c. End-of-life d. Morticolegal
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a. marking one's territory b. establishing one's personal space c. claiming one's public space d. planned obsolescence