Thorndike's Connectionism 4.1.3 Ideas before 1930 ●※ The law of effect o The law of effect is a historical break from traditional associationistic theory that claims frequency of occurrence or mere contiguity to be the determiners of the strength of an association.Thorndike’s Connectionism ⚫ 4.1.3 Ideas before 1930 ⚫ ※ The law of effect ⚫ The law of effect is a historical break from traditional associationistic theory that claims frequency of occurrence or mere contiguity to be the determiners of the strength of an association