Which of the following is a law of learning?

• A. Intuition
• B. Readiness
• C. Synchrony
• D. Consequence

Answer: (B)

Readiness is the state that enables learning to happen. When a learner is prepared—physically rested, mentally attentive, motivated, and with the necessary prerequisites—the mind is ready to process new information, connect it to what they already know, and apply it. This readiness makes attention steady, encoding of new material more effective, and the transfer of skills more likely.

If someone isn’t ready, even well-designed instruction can fall flat because the learner isn’t in a condition to engage or organize new knowledge. In practice, instructors boost readiness by clarifying goals, linking new material to the learner’s needs, reviewing prerequisites, and setting an appropriate pace.

Intuition isn’t a formal law guiding how learning occurs, synchrony isn’t a named law of learning, and while consequences influence future behavior, the explicit law described here is readiness.