1. Law of readiness:

Animal should be ready to act or learn

  1. Law of exercise - Law of use and law of disuse.

More number of times a response and reward association is learnt, it will be learnt stronger.

  1. Law of Effect

satisification producing responses are likely to occur again.

GPT:

Edward Thorndike was an American psychologist who laid the groundwork for the study of learning and education with his work on animal behavior and the learning process. He is best known for his work on the "Law of Effect," which was later expanded into three primary laws that describe the basic mechanisms of learning. These laws are:

  1. Law of Effect: The most famous of Thorndike's laws, the Law of Effect states that responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become more likely to occur again in that situation. Conversely, responses that produce a discomforting effect become less likely to occur again. In essence, rewarding behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated, whereas punishing behavior decreases the likelihood.
  2. Law of Exercise: This law is divided into two parts: the Law of Use and the Law of Disuse. The Law of Use states that the more often a learned association or response is practiced, the stronger it becomes. The Law of Disuse suggests that if a learned response is not practiced or used, it weakens over time. Modern understanding of memory and learning has nuanced this law, especially with research on spaced repetition and the idea that forgetting can sometimes aid in stronger future retrieval of memories.
  3. Law of Readiness: This law suggests that learning occurs most easily when an organism is prepared to act, meaning that there is some internal condition that makes actions satisfying. If the organism is not ready to act, learning will be ineffective or impossible. This concept has been interpreted to mean that motivation and preparedness can significantly impact the effectiveness of learning.

While these laws were originally formulated based on animal research, they have been widely applied to human learning and are foundational theories in educational psychology. However, it's worth noting that these laws have been refined and expanded upon by subsequent research in psychology and education.