Term: law of effect: (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
Candidate hypernym: law: a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature → 1
Candidate hypernym: freedom of assembly: the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution → 0
Candidate hypernym: social democratic party: a political party in Germany and Britain (and elsewhere) founded in late 19th century; originally Marxist; now advocates the gradual transformation of capitalism into democratic socialism → 0
Candidate hypernym: lady: a polite name for any woman → 0
Candidate hypernym: landfall: the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water) → 0
Candidate hypernym: tricolor: a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag) → 0
Candidate hypernym: uninominal system: based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district → 0
Candidate hypernym: pastrami: highly seasoned cut of smoked beef → 0
Candidate hypernym: arenavirus: animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae → 0
Candidate hypernym: sri lanka rupee: the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents → 0
Candidate hypernym: record jacket: the jacket for a phonograph record → 0