The Law of the Least Effort

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf psychological principle
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Principle_of_Least_Effort
gptkbp:appliesTo linguistics
human behavior
information seeking
gptkbp:describes tendency of people to minimize effort in tasks
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:George_Kingsley_Zipf
1949
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Law of the Least Effort
gptkbp:influenced cognitive psychology
information science
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Human_Behavior_and_the_Principle_of_Least_Effort
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Morgan_Hayes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7