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  2. List of effects - Wikipedia

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    Sound effect (film techniques) (sound effects) (sound production) (special effects) Southwest effect, The (airline terminology) (Southwest Airlines) Spacing effect (cognitive biases) (educational psychology) (psychological theories) Special effect (animation) (special effects) Spin Hall effect (condensed matter physics) (Hall effect) (physics ...

  3. Wealth effect - Wikipedia

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    The wealth effect is the change in spending that accompanies a change in perceived wealth. [1] Usually the wealth effect is positive: spending changes in the same ...

  4. Effectiveness - Wikipedia

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    In physics, an effective theory is, similar to a phenomenological theory, a framework intended to explain certain (observed) effects without the claim that the theory correctly models the underlying (unobserved) processes. In heat transfer, effectiveness is a measure of the performance of a heat exchanger when using the NTU method.

  5. Dunning–Kruger effect - Wikipedia

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    The Dunning–Kruger effect, on the other hand, focuses on how this type of misjudgment happens for poor performers. [38] [2] [4] When the better-than-average effect is paired with regression toward the mean, it shows a similar tendency. This way, it can explain both that unskilled people greatly overestimate their competence and that the ...

  6. Frequency illusion - Wikipedia

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    Based on this effect, the sum of the latter would be larger than the former. The split-category effect could be causing frequency illusion in people – after subcategorizing an object, phrase, or idea, they might be likelier to notice these subcategories, leading them to believe the main category's frequency of occurrence has increased.

  7. Status effect - Wikipedia

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    The term status effect can be applied both to changes that provide a character an advantage (increased attributes, defensive barriers, regeneration), and those that hinder the character (decreased attributes, incapacitation, degeneration). [2] Especially in MMORPGs, beneficial effects are referred to as buffs, and hindering effects are called ...

  8. List of onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 2025. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...

  9. Affect (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Affect, in psychology, is the underlying experience of feeling, emotion, attachment, or mood. [1] It encompasses a wide range of emotional states and can be positive ...