Jenny received a lot of praise in class when she was the only one who did her homework on time.As a result,Jenny has never had to be reminded to do her homework;she always submits it on time.In this scenario,Jenny's behavior illustrates
A)Pavlov's theory of classical conditioning.
B)the concept of instinctive drift.
C)the phenomenon of the placebo effect.
D)Thorndike's law of effect.

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Thorndike's law of effect states that behaviors that lead to positive outcomes are more likely to be repeated in the future. In this scenario, Jenny's behavior of submitting her homework on time was reinforced by receiving praise from her classmates, which had a positive outcome. As a result, she continued to do her homework on time without being reminded, as it led to positive outcomes in the past.

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