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  2. Frequency illusion - Wikipedia

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    Frequency illusion is common in the linguistic field. Zwicky, who coined the term frequency illusion, is a linguist himself. He gave the example of how linguists "working on innovative uses of 'all,' especially the quotative use," believed their friends used the quotative "all" in conversation frequently.

  3. Frequentative - Wikipedia

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    -stella~-stele-: frequentative causative, where the subject causes something indicated in the root, as "order" vs. "to continuously try to put something in order".-nnella~-ntele-: a frequentative, where an actor is required. The marker -nt-indicates a continuing effort, therefore -ntele-indicates a series of such efforts.

  4. People Who Were 'Constantly Excluded' in Childhood Often ...

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    11 Traits of People Who Were Constantly Excluded as Kids, According to Psychologists 1. Social insecurity ... Children often left out quickly learn the importance of connection, albeit the hard way.

  5. Habit - Wikipedia

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    Good Habits Poster. A habit (or wont, as a humorous and formal term) is a routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously. [1]A 1903 paper in the American Journal of Psychology defined a "habit, from the standpoint of psychology, [as] a more or less fixed way of thinking, willing, or feeling acquired through previous repetition of a mental experience."

  6. Repetition compulsion - Wikipedia

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    Repetition compulsion is the unconscious tendency of a person to repeat a traumatic event or its circumstances. This may take the form of symbolically or literally re-enacting the event, or putting oneself in situations where the event is likely to occur again.

  7. Thunder vs. Cavaliers: Key takeaways from Cleveland's ... - AOL

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    The 6-5 Swiss army knife plays up to four positions, averages 20.6 points on the season and functions as the secondary creator, which frequently flies under the radar.

  8. Palilalia - Wikipedia

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    Palilalia is defined as the repetition of the speaker's words or phrases, often for a varying number of repeats. Repeated units are generally whole sections of words and are larger than a syllable, with words being repeated the most often, followed by phrases, and then syllables or sounds.

  9. Nagging - Wikipedia

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    Nagging is sometimes used by spouses of alcoholics as one of several "drinking control efforts", [6] but it is often unproductive. [7] Psychologically, nagging can act to reinforce behavior. [ 7 ] A study by the University of Florida found the main factors that lead a person to nag are differences in "gender, social distance, and social status ...