Triple
T5759585
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edward L. Thorndike |
E127054
|
entity |
| Predicate | theory |
P450
|
FINISHED |
| Object | law of effect |
E497449
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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, theory, 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, theory, law of effect]
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c0980357e0819090ae7fe52e5c375d |
completed | March 23, 2026, 1:31 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:49 p.m.