From the following, identify the best summary of the law of effect.
A) If an individual has learned a response to a particular conditioned stimulus, he or she will tend to respond in the same way to a stimulus that is similar to the original conditioned stimulus.
B) If a response is followed by a pleasant consequence, it will tend to be repeated; if a response is followed by an unpleasant consequence, it will tend not to be repeated.
C) Repeated presentation of the same stimulus tends to elicit a progressively weaker response.
D) An unconditioned stimulus is one that automatically triggers a response when presented.

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The law of effect states that if a response is followed by a pleasant consequence, it tends to be repeated, and if a response is followed by an unpleasant consequence, it tends not to be repeated. This is the best summary of the law of effect.

From the Following, Identify the Best Summary of the Law