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According to Thorndike, pleasurable experiences have a lasting effect on learning. The method emphasizes the role of reward and punishment in the learning process. What is this method called?

According to Thorndike, pleasurable experiences have a lasting effect on learning. The method emphasizes the role of reward and punishment in the learning process. What is this method called? Correct Answer Method of influence

Edward Thorndike was an influential psychologist who is often referred to as the founder of modern educational psychology. He was perhaps best-known for his famous puzzle box experiments with cats which led to the development of his law of effect.

Key Points

Method of practice
  • According to Thorndike learning takes place by trial and error.
  • “Learning by a selection of the successful variant,” accordingly when no ready-made solution to a problem is available to the learner, he adopts the method of trial and error. He first, tries one solution.
Method of reaction
  • That response immediately followed by satisfaction will be more likely to recur.
Method of influence
  • The method of influence principle developed by Edward Thorndike suggested that: "responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become more likely to occur again in that situation, and responses that produce a discomforting effect become less likely to occur again in that situation.
Method of preparation
  • Readiness means a preparation of action.

Thus, according to Thorndike, pleasurable experiences have a lasting effect on learning. The method emphasizes the role of reward and punishment in the learning process as a method of influence.

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