Thorndike demonstrated the law of effect by showing that:

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Thorndike's law of effect states that behaviors followed by satisfying consequences tend to be repeated, while those followed by unpleasant consequences are less likely to be repeated. He demonstrated this through experiments with cats in puzzle boxes, where cats learned to escape to get a food reward, thus supporting choice A. Choices B, C, and D describe Pavlov's classical conditioning, Skinner's operant conditioning with discriminative stimuli, and Bandura's social learning theory, respectively.

Thorndike Demonstrated the Law of Effect by Showing That