| NOUN | cognition | law of effect | (psychology) the principle that behaviors are selected by their consequences |
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| Meaning | (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. | |
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| Category | psychology, psychological science | The science of mental life |
| Broader | law, law of nature | A generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature |
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