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A list of 'effects' that have been noticed in the field of psychology. [clarification needed] Ambiguity effect;
This glossary covers terms found in the psychiatric literature; the word origins are primarily Greek, but there are also Latin, French, German, and English terms. Many of these terms refer to expressions dating from the early days of psychiatry in Europe; some are deprecated, and thus are of historic interest.
A pinch (or: Bennett pinch [2] (after Willard Harrison Bennett), electromagnetic pinch, [3] magnetic pinch, [4] pinch effect, [5] or plasma pinch. [6]) is the compression of an electrically conducting filament by magnetic forces, or a device that does such. The conductor is usually a plasma, but could also be a solid or liquid metal.
The term "pinch" often refers to the action being taken on the skin.A pinch of the skin displaces the skin and blood beneath from its natural position, and may inflict a minor degree of pain, which may increase if the amount of skin being pinched is smaller, but is usually tolerable to most.
Her approach to the prior effect study showed "that it was not the interruption of the action per se that is responsible for the Zeigarnik effect. The determining factor is the psychological situation as it is perceived by the individual; i.e., whether the goal (e.g., solving a task correctly) is perceived as having been accomplished or not". [ 3 ]
Popular examples of the Mandela effect. Here are some Mandela effect examples that have confused me over the years — and many others too. Grab your friends and see which false memories you may ...
The researchers tried to find simple causes for the phenomenon, such as people not looking directly at the detail in question when observing the character or images across the internet displaying ...
The missing letter effect is more likely to appear when reading words that are part of a normal sequence, than when words are embedded in a mixed-up sequence (e.g. readers asked to read backwards). [5] Despite the missing letter effect being a common phenomenon, there are different factors that have influence on the magnitude of this effect.