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English noun: law of effect

1. law of effect (cognition) (psychology) the principle that behaviors are selected by their consequences; behavior having good consequences tends to be repeated whereas behavior that leads to bad consequences is not repeated


Broader (hypernym)law, law of nature


Domain categorypsychological science, psychology









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