Thorndike's research famously led him to conclude that responses followed by satisfaction will occur again, and those that are not followed by satisfaction become less likely. This principle is known as ______________
A) the law of effect
B) Thorndike's law
C) the puzzle-box principle
D) the principle of satisfaction
Answer: A
Rationale: Thorndike proposed the law of effect —the idea that responses followed by satisfaction will occur again, and those that are not followed by satisfaction become less likely.
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