The law of __________, proposed by Edward Thorndike, states that an organism is likely to repeat a response that produces a desirable outcome and is unlikely to repeat a response that produces an undesirable outcome

a. reward
b. effect
c. avoidance
d. punishment


Answer: B

Psychology

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