(economics) The phenomenon in which an economic event in one context occurs because of something else in a seemingly unrelated context.

The situation where performance gains in a task are seen in weaker individuals who are striving to keep up with the accomplishments of other group members.

The tendency to assume that computers behave analogously to human beings.

An increase in electric conduction induced by radio waves, exploited in the coherer.

The sudden recovery of a terminally ill patient when given appropriate treatment, especially for AIDS.

plural of squat effect

The phenomenon of a large number of persons independently sharing the same false memory.

plural of Mandela effect

The global trend of people coming forward to accuse famous or powerful men of sexual misconduct, in the wake of such allegations made in 2017 against film producer Harvey Weinstein.

plural of domino effect