Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Statement I:The law of multiple response means an individual responds to a new situation on the basis of responses made in similar situations in the past.
Statement II:The law of analogy implies that when confronted with a new situation, an individual responds in a variety of ways before arriving at the correct response.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false ✓ Correct
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
Explanation
Both statements are false because the two definitions are exchanged.
The law of multiple response means trying varied responses before reaching the correct one.
The law of analogy, or assimilation, means responding to a new situation from similar past responses.
Statement 1 mislabels analogy as multiple response.
Statement 2 mislabels multiple response as analogy.
These are among Thorndike's subsidiary laws of learning.
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