You locate a vending machine and deposit your last bit of change to buy a candy bar.Then you press the button, and nothing happens.You press the other buttons, try the coin return, and look for an attendant.Still nothing happens.Impulsively, you give the machine a little kick, and out pops a candy bar plus 75 cents.Because your kick produced food and money, the odds of repeating the "kicking response" increase.This situation illustrates
A) classical conditioning.
B) vicarious conditioning.
C) the law of association.
D) the law of effect.

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The situation described in the scenario is an example of the law of effect, which states that behaviors followed by positive outcomes are more likely to be repeated. The individual's kick produced both a candy bar and additional money, leading to an increased likelihood of repeating the behavior in the future. This is not an example of classical conditioning, which involves the pairing of stimuli to elicit an automatic response, or vicarious conditioning, which involves learning by watching others. The "law of association" is not a commonly recognized term in psychology.

You Locate a Vending Machine and Deposit Your Last Bit