Taking advantage of the law of effect, Jessica's mother announced: "You can watch TV, but only after you've cleaned your room!" Suddenly, the low-probability behavior becomes a high-probability behavior.

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The statement describes the Premack Principle, not the law of effect. The Premack Principle suggests that more probable behaviors will reinforce less probable behaviors when the more probable behaviors are used as rewards for the less probable behaviors.

Taking Advantage of the Law of Effect, Jessica's Mother Announced