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PRONUNCIATION OF LAW OF EFFECT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAW OF EFFECT

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Law of effect is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LAW OF EFFECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Law of effect

The law of effect basically states that “responses that produce a satisfying effect in a particular situation become more likely to occur again in that situation, and responses that produce a discomforting effect become less likely to occur again in that situation.” This notion is very similar to that of the evolutionary theory, if a certain character trait provides an advantage for reproduction then that trait will persist.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAW OF EFFECT

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Law Lord
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law of averages
Law of Independent Assortment
law of large numbers
Law of Moses
law of nations
law of nature
Law of Segregation
law of supply and demand
law of the jungle
law of thermodynamics
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WORDS THAT END LIKE LAW OF EFFECT

affect
butterfly effect
domino effect
effect
electro-optical effect
greenhouse effect
ground effect
Hall effect
halo effect
in effect
knock-on effect
multiplier effect
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photoelectric effect
placebo effect
ripple effect
side effect
skin effect
sound effect
take effect
toxic effect

Synonyms and antonyms of law of effect in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

效果律
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ley del efecto
570 millions of speakers

English

law of effect
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इस आशय का कानून
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قانون الأثر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

закон эффекта
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lei do efeito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রভাব আইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

loi de l´effet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Undang-undang kesan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gesetz der Wirkung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

効果の法則
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

효과 의 법칙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hukum efek
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pháp luật có hiệu lực
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விளைவு சட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रभावाचा नियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Etki yasası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

legge di effetto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Prawo efektu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

закон ефекту
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lege de efect
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δίκαιο αποτέλεσμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wet van effek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lag för ikraftträdande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

loven om effekt
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAW OF EFFECT»

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Dictionary of Theories, Laws, and Concepts in Psychology
See SERIAL-POSITION EFFECT. ECONOMY, PRINCIPLE OF. See PARSIMONY, LAW/PRINCIPLE OF. EFFECT, LAW OF. = empirical law of effect = Thorndike's law of effect. This is one of the major principles of E. L. Thorndike's (1874-1949) ...
Jon E. Roeckelein, 1998
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What is Psychology? Essentials
Based on what he observed in his puzzle box studies, Thorndike developed a principle of learning that he called the law of effect. The law of effect states that in a given situation, behaviors that lead to positive, satisfying consequences will be  ...
Ellen Pastorino, Susann Doyle-Portillo, 2012
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Behavior Therapy: Scientific, Philosophical and Moral ...
57) is simply a variant of the tautologous empirical law of effect. Despite this fact, the authors suggest, first, that the principle is supported by a broad range of animal laboratory and human experimental studies (p. 57). Second, this is one of the ...
Edward Erwin, 1978
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Psychological Theories
In its original form, the law of effect states that of several responses made to the same situation, those that are accompanied or closely followed by satisfaction to the organism will, other things being equal, be more firmly connected with the ...
J.E. Roeckelein, 2006
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Cognition in Human Motivation and Learning
Thorndike (1898, 1911) early formulated his law of effect, according to which responses are strengthened (and thereby selected and ultimately fixated) or weakened (and eventually eliminated) on the basis of the satisfyingness or ...
G. D'ydewalle, Willy Lens, 2013
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Mind: A Historical and Philosophical Introduction to the ...
The problem of defining reinforcement in a way that makes the (strong) law of effect come out contingently true was never resolved by behavioral psychologists . Moreover, there are reasons to suspect that the law of effect is going to be false no ...
André Kukla, Joel Walmsley, 2006
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Thinking Through Cultures: Expeditions in Cultural Psychology
The evidence has no bearing on the law of effect because the law of effect is not an empirical generalization; it is a definition of what is to count as a consequence (or reinforcer) of a behavior. Consequences (or re- inforcers) are by definition ...
Richard A. Shweder, 1991
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Thinking About Psychology Mini Book: The Science of Mind and ...
The pair in the grocery store stumbled upon a powerful behavior-changing tool. Let's take a closer look at how operant conditioning techniques work. The Law of Effect what's the Point? | 1. What is the law of effect, and how can it be used to ...
Charles T. Blair-Broeker, Randal M. Ernst, 2007
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Applications of Evolutionary Computing: EvoWorkshops 2001: ...
The law of effect merely states that when a living being emits a behavior that brings it back favorable consequences, the probability that the living being emits this behavior again in the “same” situation increases. This process leads to a ...
Egbert J.W. Boers, 2001
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Behavior and Its Causes: Philosophical Foundations of ...
In brief, we seem to be using the concept of reinforcement in such a way as to make the law of effect a tautology. This usage renders the law of effect irrefutable. But the cost of irrefutability is loss of empirical content. We demote the law from ...
T.L. Smith, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAW OF EFFECT»

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How to Train People to Respect You
The law of effect is a simple one: We do things that produce a positive result more often and we avoid things that produce a negative result as ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
How do we create scale in Indian Healthcare Industry
Mother & Child: In his seminal work on operant conditioning, behaviorist BF Skinner introduced the “Law of Effect: Reinforcement”. He stated that behavior which ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
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Looking for Dor Bahadur Bista
Karma is the unalterable law of effect from previous action done or causes. ... Kama is the unalterable law of effect following o previous causes . «Nepali times, Apr 15»
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Intelligence: The History of Psychometrics
... law and Stevens's power law) and two learning laws (Herrnstein's matching law and Thorndike's law of effect) as the most frequently cited. «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Oct 14»
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In Praise of Better Praise
In 1911, the psychologist Edward Thorndike proposed a fundamental law of animal behavior called the Law of Effect. Reward a behavior, and it ... «New Yorker, Jan 14»
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Should Habits or Goals Direct Your Life? It Depends
(This training scheme is similar to the Law of Effect described by the American psychologist Edward Thorndike in the early 1900s.) ... «Scientific American, Nov 13»
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Psychology Research Spans Many Fields, Cultures, Decades [Part 1]
Thorndike, who first stated the Law of Effect (that rewarded behaviors are likely to recur), laid the foundation for influential psychologists such as ... «Wesleyan Argus, Oct 13»
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Getting into the habit of habits
... the University of Auckland's School of Psychology and a specialist in human behaviour, puts down the lure of the reward to the law of effect. «Stuff.co.nz, Oct 13»
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The Dangers of Perfectionism: More Than Dotting Your I's and …
This cycle of positive reinforcement is known as the Law of Effect, a theory put forth by psychologist Burrhus Frederic Skinner in the 1920s. «Huffington Post, Nov 12»
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Email: A psychological self-defence course
The most fundamental of these rules is the so called Law of Effect, which simply states that if something is followed by a reward, then animals ... «BBC News, Oct 12»

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