Thorndike: "The Law of Effect".
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Explain the major theme of Edward Lee Thorndike's "The Law of Effect".
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This solution explains the major theme of Edward Lee Thorndike's theory of "The Law of Effect". It also discusses
Thorndike's learning theory is some detail.
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To understand the law of effect within the learning theory that it applies, let's look at the theory first.
Thorndike's learning theory stands for the original S-R paradigm of behavioral psychology. This theory asserts that learning is the product of the associations that form between stimuli and responses. These S-R associations or "habits" will either strengthen or weaken according to the S-R pairings?type and frequency. The learning model for S-R theory is trial and error learning where certain responses excel over other based on ...
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