According to the ____, behaviors that lead to positive consequences will be strengthened and behaviors that lead to negative consequences will be weakened.
A) law of effect
B) contingency effect
C) contiguity effect
D) reflex law

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The law of effect states that behaviors that are followed by positive consequences (reinforcements) are more likely to be repeated in the future, while behaviors followed by negative consequences (punishments) are less likely to be repeated. It was first described by psychologist Edward Thorndike in his research on animal learning in the early 1900s.

According to the ____, Behaviors That Lead to Positive Consequences