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31revenge effect — (ri.VENJ uh.fekt) n. An unintended and negative consequence of some new or modified technology. Example Citations: It s possible that by reducing traditional workplace hazards and making all work less strenuous, Americans have increased the risk… …
32Therapeutic effect — A therapeutic effect is a consequence of a medical treatment, of any kind, the results of which are judged to be desirable and beneficial. This is true whether the result was expected, unexpected, or even an unintended consequence of the… …
33Osborne effect — The Osborne effect is a term referring to the unintended consequence of the announcement of a future product ahead of its availability and its impact upon the sales of the current product. Pre announcement is done for several reasons: to reassure …
34Oberth effect — In astronautics, the Oberth effect is where the use of a rocket engine when travelling at high speed generates much more useful energy than one at low speed. Oberth effect occurs because the propellant has more usable energy (due to its kinetic… …
35Boomerang effect — Social Psychology The theory of psychological reactance (that people act to protect their sense of freedom) is supported by experiments showing that attempts to restrict a person s freedom often produce an anticonformity boomerang effect (Brehm,… …
36Antenna effect — The antenna effect, more formally plasma induced gate oxide damage, is an effect that can potentially cause yield and reliability problems during the manufacture of MOS integrated circuits [ T. Watanabe, Y. Yoshida, “Dielectric Breakdown of Gate… …
37Discontinuity effect — Psychology …
38Flynn effect — The Flynn effect is the rise of average Intelligence Quotient (IQ) test scores over the generations, an effect seen in most parts of the world, although at greatly varying rates. It is named after James R. Flynn, who did much to document it and… …
39Hawthorne effect — The Hawthorne effect is a form of reactivity whereby subjects improve or modify an aspect of their behavior being experimentally measured simply in response to the fact that they know they are being studied,[1][2] not in response to any… …
40Legalized abortion and crime effect — The legalized abortion and crime effect is the controversial theory that legal abortion reduces crime. Proponents of the theory generally argue that unwanted children are more likely to become criminals and that an inverse correlation is observed …
