Statistics for Famous "Effects" in Science and Psychology

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DescriptionAnswer% Correct
The tendency of any treatment, even an ineffective one, to exhibit results because the recipient believes it will work{placebo} effect
92%
The process by which radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface to a temperature above what it would be without this atmosphere{greenhouse} effect
67%
Social psychological theory that states that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when there are other people present{bystander} effect
57%
Phenomenon where a large group of people remember something differently than consensus reality agrees upon{Mandela} effect
48%
The change in frequency of a wave in relation to an observer who is moving relative to the wave source{Doppler} effect
43%
Cognitive bias that people with low ability overestimate their own ability, while people with high ability underestimate their own ability{Dunning}–{Kruger} effect
23%
Phenomenon that occurs when an attempt to hide or censor information has the unintended consequence of increasing awareness of it{Streisand} effect
18%
Snow produced when a cold air mass moves across long expanses of warmer inland bodies of water{lake}-effect
15%
Psychological phenomenon wherein high expectations lead to improved performance (think My Fair Lady){Pygmalion} effect
14%
A cognitive bias in which consumers place a higher value on products they assemble themselves{IKEA} effect
13%
Trope where a caregiver falls in love with his or her patient{Florence} {Nightingale} effect
10%
Physical phenomenon in which an insulating vapor layer keeps a liquid hovering instead of boiling away rapidly{Leidenfrost} effect
9%

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