The example of someone having a positive experience with a drug is easy to see how drug dependence and the law of effect works. The tolerance for a drug goes up as one continues to use it after having a positive experience with a certain amount the first time.[38] It will take more and more to get that same feeling. This is when the controlled substance in an experiment would have to be modified and the experiment would really begin. The law of work for psychologist B. F. Skinner almost half a century later on the principles of operant conditioning, "a learning process by which the effect, or consequence, of a response influences the future rate of production of that response.[39]
The Speed Squad met to discuss their experiences. They all said they always had a great experience using speed and used the same amount each time. They told how many times they used speed. Todd used it 36 times, Jesse used it 40 times, Craig used it 44 times, Alan used it 56 times, Shawn used it 69 times, Clarence used it 78 times, and Sean used it 86 times.
Who has a higher tolerance for speed: Todd or Clarence?