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law of effect

a psychological principle; champions trial and error as root of learning
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law of effect

Summary

law of effect ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • law of effect authored Edward Thorndike[2].
  • law of effect's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03zk6f[3].
  • law of effect's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Thorndikes-law-of-effect[4].
  • law of effect's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 92978418[5].
  • law of effect's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 05889910-n[6].
  • law of effect's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 51841[7].

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Works and Contributions

law of effect authored Edward Thorndike[2].

Why It Matters

law of effect ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Edward Thorndike

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · ~2026-26293-07 · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Q96634632
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    Author → Edward Thorndike
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