Triple

T5759566
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edward L. Thorndike E127054 entity
Predicate knownFor P22 FINISHED
Object law of effect
The law of effect is a psychological principle stating that behaviors followed by satisfying consequences are more likely to be repeated, while those followed by discomfort are less likely to recur.
E497449 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: law of effect | Statement: [Edward L. Thorndike, knownFor, law of effect]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: law of effect
Context triple: [Edward L. Thorndike, knownFor, law of effect]
  • A. Operant conditioning
    Operant conditioning is a learning process in which the likelihood of a behavior is modified by its consequences, such as rewards or punishments.
  • 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. behaviorism
    Behaviorism is a psychological approach that explains behavior in terms of observable actions shaped by environmental stimuli and reinforcement, largely rejecting internal mental states as objects of scientific study.
  • D. radical behaviorism
    Radical behaviorism is a school of psychology that explains behavior primarily in terms of observable actions and environmental contingencies, extending this analysis to private events like thoughts and feelings without invoking internal mental causes.
  • E. Pavlovian conditioning
    Pavlovian conditioning is a form of associative learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response after being repeatedly paired with a stimulus that naturally produces that response.
  • 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: law of effect
Triple: [Edward L. Thorndike, knownFor, law of effect]
Generated description
The law of effect is a psychological principle stating that behaviors followed by satisfying consequences are more likely to be repeated, while those followed by discomfort are less likely to recur.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: law of effect
Target entity description: The law of effect is a psychological principle stating that behaviors followed by satisfying consequences are more likely to be repeated, while those followed by discomfort are less likely to recur.
  • A. Operant conditioning chosen
    Operant conditioning is a learning process in which the likelihood of a behavior is modified by its consequences, such as rewards or punishments.
  • 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. behaviorism
    Behaviorism is a psychological approach that explains behavior in terms of observable actions shaped by environmental stimuli and reinforcement, largely rejecting internal mental states as objects of scientific study.
  • D. radical behaviorism
    Radical behaviorism is a school of psychology that explains behavior primarily in terms of observable actions and environmental contingencies, extending this analysis to private events like thoughts and feelings without invoking internal mental causes.
  • E. Pavlovian conditioning
    Pavlovian conditioning is a form of associative learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response after being repeatedly paired with a stimulus that naturally produces that response.
  • F. None of above.

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_69c00833a3fc81908f4bc29ed011b7a6 completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0293771ec8190a0082685327d649b completed March 22, 2026, 5:39 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c07e507d348190a983a4c127b78de0 completed March 22, 2026, 11:42 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c0895a350c819098bfe51833e7f0da completed March 23, 2026, 12:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c089e769248190aec908d826a36a85 completed March 23, 2026, 12:31 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:49 p.m.