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QuizMultiple Choice

Midterm Exam

Question 12 • Personal Psychology 1

The psychologist Edward Thorndike is MOST often associated with which key idea in psychology?

Answer
A
self-actualization
B
cognitive behavioral therapy
C
Rule of Three
D
Law of Effect

Explanation

Edward Thorndike is best known for the Law of Effect. It states that behaviors followed by satisfying outcomes are more likely to be repeated, while behaviors followed by unpleasant outcomes are less likely to occur again. Self-actualization is associated with humanistic psychology, and cognitive behavioral therapy developed later.

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