What is Thorndike's law of effect?

1. ABehaviour that operates on the environment producing consequences
2. BBehaviours followed by favourable consequences become more likely and that behaviours followed by unfavourable consequences become less likely to occur
3. CLearning that certain events occur together
4. DBehaviour that occurs as an automatic response to some stimulus.

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Correct answer: B. Behaviours followed by favourable consequences become more likely and that behaviours followed by unfavourable consequences become less likely to occur

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Thorndike's law of effect: responses followed by satisfying consequences are strengthened, and those followed by annoying ones are weakened.