Psychological Effects Flashcards
What is the Dunning-Kruger Effect?
People with limited knowledge tend to overestimate their abilities, while experts underestimate theirs.
What happens in the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon?
After learning about something new, you start noticing it everywhere.
What is the Placebo Effect?
A beneficial effect produced by a placebo treatment, not attributed to the placebo itself.
What does the Pygmalion Effect suggest?
Higher expectations lead to an increase in performance.
What is the Halo Effect?
Positive impressions in one area influence opinions in other areas.
What is the Anchoring Effect?
Relying too heavily on the first piece of information when making decisions.
What is the Availability Heuristic?
Overestimating the likelihood of events with greater availability in memory.
What is the Cocktail Party Effect?
The ability to focus on a specific stimulus while filtering out other stimuli.
What is the Mere Exposure Effect?
Developing a preference for things because they are familiar.
What is Impostor Syndrome?
High-achieving individuals fear being exposed as a ‘fraud’ despite their accomplishments.
What is the Pratfall Effect?
People become more appealing after making a minor mistake.
What is the Ikea Effect?
People place higher value on products they partially created themselves.
What is the Streisand Effect?
Attempting to hide or censor information leads to increased publicity of that information.
What is the Cheerleader Effect?
People appear more attractive in groups than in isolation.
What is the Spotlight Effect?
People overestimate how much others notice their appearance or behavior.
