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The frequency illusion (also known as the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon) is a cognitive bias in which a person notices a specific concept, word, or product more frequently after recently becoming aware of it. The name "Baader–Meinhof phenomenon" was coined in 1994 by Terry Mullen in a letter to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. [1]
Never's [Day]") is sometimes used, although some people may prefer the profane Του Αγίου Πούτσου ανήμερα ("right on the Day of St. Dick's"). One might also say that an unlikely event will happen "on the 32nd of the month".
This month, the United States Census Bureau released its list of 'Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 2010 Census' -- and a new trend became obvious. Census: 3 Hispanic surnames now among top ...
A list of 100 words that occur most frequently in written English is given below, based on an analysis of the Oxford English Corpus (a collection of texts in the English language, comprising over 2 billion words). [1]
People say please fewer than 1 in 10 times when they ask for something Given how many people are taught to say please, you would think the word would be a conversational staple.
Comorbidity increases by 10% in ages up to 19 years, up to 80% in people of ages 80 and older. [59] According to data by M. Fortin, based on the analysis of 980 case histories, taken from daily practice of a family doctor, the spread of comorbidity is from 69% in young patients, up to 93% among middle aged people and up to 98% patients of older ...
Palilalia has been theorized to occur in writing and sign language. [5] [9] A case study by Tyrone and Moll examined a 79-year-old right-handed deaf man named PSP who showed anomalies in his signing. [9] PSP had learned British Sign Language (BSL) at the age of seven and had developed left-sided weakness and dysphagia at age 77.
The word frequency effect is a psychological phenomenon where recognition times are faster for words seen more frequently than for words seen less frequently. [1] Word frequency depends on individual awareness of the tested language. [2] The phenomenon can be extended to different characters of the word in non-alphabetic languages such as ...