Question

"If a response is followed by a pleasurable consequence, it will tend to be repeated. If a response is followed by an unpleasant consequence, it will tend not to be repeated." This is a statement of ________.

Answer 1

Answer:

Thorndike's law of effect

Explanation:

Thorndike's law of effect states that if the reponse to an action is pleasurable the person tries to keep doing the same action to receive pleasure.

If a person gets displeasure from an action's response then the person will stop doing that action.

For example, if a child gets candy from their parent after getting good grades, the child will try obtain good grades in the next test in order to recieve the plesurable response of receiving candy.