| Description | Effect | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| When a dummy medical treatment causes improvements due to patient belief | Placebo | 90%
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| Tiny changes in initial conditions can lead to large and unpredictable differences later | Butterfly | 85%
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| Gases in a planet's atmosphere trap heat on the surface | Greenhouse | 78%
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| Waves appear to have higher frequency when the source is moving towards the observer | Doppler | 62%
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| When a large number of people share a particular false memory | Mandela | 60%
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| When one event sets off a chain reaction | Domino | 53%
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| An individual person is less likely to take action during an emergency when among a group | Bystander | 39%
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| Beginners tend to overestimate their ability | {Dunning}-Kruger | 37%
|
| The path of objects and fluids is curved by the Earth's rotation (in opposite directions on opposite sides of the Equator) | Coriolis | 30%
|
| When an attempt to censor or hide information backfires and makes it more widely known | Streisand | 28%
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| Jurors expect unrealistic forensic evidence because of crime TV shows | CSI | 24%
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| Shortly after noticing something for the first time, you see it everywhere | {Baader}-Meinhof | 18%
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| Individuals look more attractive when viewed in a group | Cheerleader | 13%
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| Light striking a surface causes the emission of electrons | Photoelectric | 12%
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| People overvalue things they partially build themselves | IKEA | 7%
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| A group of connected users has exponentially more value as the number of users increases | Network | 7%
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| Measured IQ scores tend to increase over time | Flynn | 4%
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| People believe that others notice them more than they actually do | Spotlight | 4%
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