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law of nature vs law of effect

law of effect vs law of nature

law of nature and law of effect both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
law of nature Yes No No No
law of effect Yes No No No
As nouns, law of effect is a hyponym of law of nature; that is, law of effect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than law of nature:
  • law of nature: a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
  • 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
law of nature (noun) law of effect (noun)
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature (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
Difference between law of nature and law of effect

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