Thorndike's rule that actions resulting in good outcomes will be repeated and bad outcomes will not be repeated is known as the:
A) mass action rule
B) law of effect
C) tenet of behavioural reciprocity
D) operant theory of cognition

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Thorndike's rule is known as the "law of effect." This law states that behaviors that lead to positive outcomes are more likely to be repeated, while behaviors that lead to negative outcomes are less likely to be repeated.

Thorndike's Rule That Actions Resulting in Good Outcomes Will Be