Triple
T10227532
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Richard J. Herrnstein |
E243243
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Matching Law
The Matching Law is a principle in behavioral psychology stating that organisms distribute their responses among available choices in proportion to the reinforcement they receive from each option.
|
E851140
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Matching Law | Statement: [Richard J. Herrnstein, notableWork, The Matching Law]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Matching Law Context triple: [Richard J. Herrnstein, notableWork, The Matching Law]
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A.
The Structure of Behavior
The Structure of Behavior is a foundational philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that critiques both empiricism and intellectualism while developing a phenomenological account of perception and embodied behavior.
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B.
Sutton's law
Sutton's law is a medical and diagnostic principle that advises focusing first on the most likely cause of a problem, echoing bank robber Willie Sutton’s apocryphal rationale for targeting banks.
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C.
Sidman avoidance procedure
The Sidman avoidance procedure is a type of operant conditioning paradigm in which an organism learns to avoid an aversive stimulus by responding in the absence of explicit warning signals, illustrating principles of avoidance learning and temporal control.
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D.
Law of the Maximum
The Law of the Maximum was a French Revolutionary price-control measure that fixed maximum prices on essential goods to curb inflation and protect the urban poor.
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E.
Fisherian intertemporal choice theory
Fisherian intertemporal choice theory is an economic framework, developed by Irving Fisher, that explains how rational individuals allocate consumption and savings over time to maximize lifetime utility given their income, preferences, and interest rates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: The Matching Law Triple: [Richard J. Herrnstein, notableWork, The Matching Law]
Generated description
The Matching Law is a principle in behavioral psychology stating that organisms distribute their responses among available choices in proportion to the reinforcement they receive from each option.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Matching Law Target entity description: The Matching Law is a principle in behavioral psychology stating that organisms distribute their responses among available choices in proportion to the reinforcement they receive from each option.
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A.
The Structure of Behavior
The Structure of Behavior is a foundational philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that critiques both empiricism and intellectualism while developing a phenomenological account of perception and embodied behavior.
-
B.
Sutton's law
Sutton's law is a medical and diagnostic principle that advises focusing first on the most likely cause of a problem, echoing bank robber Willie Sutton’s apocryphal rationale for targeting banks.
-
C.
Sidman avoidance procedure
The Sidman avoidance procedure is a type of operant conditioning paradigm in which an organism learns to avoid an aversive stimulus by responding in the absence of explicit warning signals, illustrating principles of avoidance learning and temporal control.
-
D.
Law of the Maximum
The Law of the Maximum was a French Revolutionary price-control measure that fixed maximum prices on essential goods to curb inflation and protect the urban poor.
-
E.
Fisherian intertemporal choice theory
Fisherian intertemporal choice theory is an economic framework, developed by Irving Fisher, that explains how rational individuals allocate consumption and savings over time to maximize lifetime utility given their income, preferences, and interest rates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d381b0f97c819085c9b45799a5fb7c |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d4d1fa98a48190a5caf6b6003bc14c |
completed | April 7, 2026, 9:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d6f72bc5388190a8337aa6a60ed51f |
completed | April 9, 2026, 12:47 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d6fa2bb2ec8190aa099988a6c225eb |
completed | April 9, 2026, 1 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d6fd10dbc08190a297073e1b737566 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 1:12 a.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:17 a.m.