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  2. List of stock characters - Wikipedia

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    A character sharing the traits or appearance of its author or creator. [19] The author surrogate may be disguised to some degree, or there may be little attempt to make them appear different (for example, they may have the same first name and job). Jon Arbuckle in the Garfield cartoon strip series; Stan Marsh in the South Park television sitcom ...

  3. Slylock Fox & Comics for Kids - Wikipedia

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    These characters' names usually contain either some form of alliteration, a type of animal, a profession, or a personality trait. This allows Weber to quickly establish a scene and set up a mystery using very little space. Some notable examples include Deputy Duck, Roxy Rabbit, and Shady Shrew. Most of these characters are seen once and/or ...

  4. Physiognomy - Wikipedia

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    Physiognomy (from Greek φύσις (physis) 'nature' and γνώμων (gnomon) 'judge, interpreter') or face reading is the practice of assessing a person's character or personality from their outer appearance—especially the face.

  5. List of fictional tricksters - Wikipedia

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    Rumplestiltskin - A character from the Mother Goose Grimm fairy tales, in which he fits many of the attributes of the trickster and often tricks other characters for his own nefarious purposes. Sera - A brash and capricious Robin Hood-like rogue who is a party member in Dragon Age: Inquisition.

  6. Flanderization - Wikipedia

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    Flanderization is a widespread phenomenon in serialized fiction. In its originating show of The Simpsons, it has been discussed both in the context of Ned Flanders and as relating to other characters; Lisa Simpson has been discussed as a classic example of the phenomenon, having, debatably, been even more Flanderized than Flanders himself. [9]

  7. Exceptional memory - Wikipedia

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    For example, HOMES is often used to help remember the names of the Great Lakes of North America. Most techniques for memorizing numbers involve turning the numbers into visual images that are then placed along points of an imaginary memory journey. The mind has difficulty remembering abstract concepts like numbers but can easily remember visual ...

  8. Cuteness - Wikipedia

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    This finding has also been demonstrated in a study conducted by T. R. Alley in which he had 25 undergraduate students (consisting of 7 men and 18 women) rate the cuteness of infants depending on different characteristics such as age, behavioral traits, and physical characteristics such as head shape, and facial feature configuration. [14]

  9. Character (arts) - Wikipedia

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    In television, a regular, main or ongoing character is a character who appears in all or a majority of episodes, or in a significant chain of episodes of the series. [22] Regular characters may be both core and secondary ones. A recurring character or supporting character often and frequently appears from time to time during the series' run. [23]