The law of Effect suggests that _________________________?
Correct answer: C. in addition to practice there must be reinforcement
- A. practice alone procedures learning
- B. in addition to reinforcement there must be reward
- C. in addition to practice there must be reinforcement
- D. Skinner's view has been superseded by Hull's
Explanation
Thorndike’s law of effect holds that behavior followed by satisfying consequences becomes more likely, so practice alone is insufficient. The key learning ingredient is reinforcement or a satisfying consequence in addition to practice.
Report an error
The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.
Prefer email? [email protected]
Practise Learning and Motivation
370 free Learning and Motivation MCQs from Psychology, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Discussion
Stuck on an option, or know a faster way to get there? Ask or explain it here.
No comments yet. Be the first to explain this one.
Exams that ask Psychology questions like this
Psychology is on this paper prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for it.
More Learning and Motivation questions
In our society, money is an example of a _________________?
A child who wins a game and gains peer approval is receiving _________________?
For classical conditioning, it is essential that ___________________?
Continued improvement in the absence of further practice is known as _________________?
According to Wolfgang Kohler, when one of his chimps fastened two sticks together to reach a bunch of bananas, it was showing an evidence of _________________?
In which form of conditioning is the conditioned stimulus (CS) presented after the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) _______________?