The law of effect, also known as Thorndike's law, is a psychological principle first proposed in 1898 describing how behavior changes according to its consequences. It states that responses producing a satisfying effect in a given situation become more likely to recur in that situation, while responses producing a discomforting effect become less likely to recur, a principle that became foundational to later behaviorist accounts of learning and reinforcement.
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Core ClaimResponses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become more likely to occur again in that situation, and responses that produce a discomforting effect become less likely to occur again in that situation. 1 Connections
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The law of effect, or Thorndike's law, is a psychology principle advanced by Edward Thorndike in 1898
Lead section, sentence defining satisfying and discomforting effects
responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become more likely to occur again in that situation, and responses that produce a discomforting effect become less likely to occur again in that situation.
Developed By: Edward Thorndike, Lead section
The law of effect, or Thorndike's law, is a psychology principle advanced by Edward Thorndike in 1898 on the matter of behavioral conditioning (not then formulated as such) which states that "responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become more likely to occur again in tha
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