The Law of Effect is concerned with the effects of _____________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The Law of Effect is concerned with the effects of ______________________?

   A. hormones in behavior
   B. activity states on behavior
   C. internal drive states on behavior
   D. rewards and punishment on behavior

2. Lauren and Curtis spend six hours per week studying for the botany course. Lauren is concerned that if she doesn’t study she will fail the course; Curtis is concerned that if he doesn’t study he won’t earn the highest grade in the class. In this example:

   A. Lauren is motivated by both a fear of failure and a need for achievement, while Curtis is merely motivated by a need for achievement
   B. Lauren is motivated by a fear of failure and Curtis is motivated by a need for achievement
   C. both students are motivated by a need for achievement
   D. both students are motivated by a fear of failure

3. The prescription drug Thorazine used to treat persons with schizophrenia may cause side effects, one of them called tardive dyskinesia. What might a person suffering from this side effect display?

   A. involuntary movements of tongue and face
   B. no movement at all
   C. slow movements
   D. clapping of the hands repeatedly

4. The tilt illusion, the luminance contrast effect and the color illusion are examples of what type of contrast effect?

   A. Before-effects
   B. After-effects
   C. Waterfall illusions
   D. Perceptual illusions

5. The “Law of effect” was coined by _________.

   A. Skinner
   B. Pavlov
   C. Kohler
   D. Thorndike

6. Thorndike’s “Law of Effect” was an early form of the present day principle of _____________?

   A. Extinction
   B. Reinforcement
   C. Contiguity
   D. Trial and error
   E. None of these

7. The law of Effect suggests that _________________________?

   A. practice alone procedures learning
   B. in addition to reinforcement there must be reward
   C. in addition to practice there must be reinforcement
   D. Skinner’s view has been superseded by Hull’s

8. Which of the following is closely associated with the effectiveness of the law of effect:

   A. Learning
   B. Stimulus
   C. Responses
   D. Sensation

9. In Thorndike’s law of effect, events critical for conditioning:

   A. occur after the response
   B. occur before the response
   C. occur simultaneously with the response
   D. are unrelated to the response except during extinction

10. In Thorndike’s law of effect, events critical for conditioning:

    A. occur after the response
    B. occur before the response
    C. occur simultaneously with the response
    D. are unrelated to the response except during extinction