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principle of least effort

the basic behavioral hypothesis that an organism will choose a course of action that appears to require the smallest amount of effort or expenditure of energy. Also called law of least action; least effort principle.

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sociocultural deprivation

sociocultural deprivation

see psychosocial deprivation.