Law of effect

Other forms: laws of effect

Definitions of law of effect

noun
(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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law, law of nature
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature

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