Multiple choice

In Thorndike's law of effect, events critical for conditioning

  1. occur after the response

  2. occur before the response

  3. occur simultaneously with the response

  4. are unrelated to the response except during extinction
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Explanation

Thorndike's law of effect states that responses followed by satisfying consequences become more likely to occur again. The critical consequence must occur AFTER the response, not before or during it. This timing is essential for learning to take place.

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