Question

​30.​In your backyard you have a bird feeder that a particular squirrel likes to eat from. You have tried many ways to prevent it from stealing from it. You notice that the squirrel’s random behavior gradually turns into goal-directed behavior. This best illustrates what Thorndike called the:

a.

law of effect

b.

principle of continuity

c.

law of consequence

d.

classical conditioning

Answer 1

1. Law of effect- answer

According to the law of effect, any behavior that is followed by a positive consequence will likely be repeated again. Any behavior followed by an unpleasant consequence will likely to be halted.

Principle of continuity is a concept in Gestalt psychology which states that individuals have a tendency to create complete figures. This is because they believe that the mind has an innate ability to identify patterns in stimuli based on certain rules