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Name that Effect

Name the famous effect or syndrome by these clues. Both physical or psychological
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Last updated: February 9, 2026
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Effect
1) Psychological phenomenon where
a captive sympathizes with their kidnapper
Stockholm
2) Phenomenon where people collectively
share a false memory about an event
Mandela
3) Social effect where people are less likely
to help someone in need if others are present
or thinking "someone else will do it"
Bystander
4) Psychosomatic phenomenon where people
mark an improvement in health/behavior due
to believing a normal object is "working"
Placebo
5) The tendency of people to change their
behavior when they know they are observed
Hawthorne
6) Psychological phenomenon where people
overestimate being observed/watched
Spotlight
7) Phenomenon where people develop a
preference for things simply because they are
familiar with it
Mere Exposure
8) Cognitive bias where a first impression (ex:
looks) causes people to believe other positive
traits (ex: smarts, skills)
Halo
9) Phenomenon where people tend to notice
an object/phrase/etc as "seeing it everywhere"
after first becoming aware of it
Baader Meinhof
10) Social phenomenon where people tend to
improve their performance when in a
group with others
Audience
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Effect
11) Tendency of people to improve performance
when a new technology/tool is introduced simply
because of an interest in it
Novelty
12) Phenomenon where a caregiver develops
feelings for their patient, named for a famous nurse
Florence Nightingale
13) Psychoanalytic phenomenon where a child
develops feelings for their mother, in turn develops
a dislike with the father
Oedipus
14) The same as the above, but reversed where
a female child develops feelings for the father and
distaste for the mother
Electra
15) Physical phenomenon where water molecules
move in smooth, parallel layers, giving the illusion
that the water is not moving
Laminar Flow
16) Psychological bias where one searches for
information that wholly cements their beliefs, while
ignoring contradictory statements
Confirmation Bias
17) Phenomenon where a child is more often mistreated
or ignored by stepparents more than parents, named
for a famous fairy tale
Cinderella
18) Psychological phenomenon in which perceived high
expectations of something lead to improved performance
Pygmalion
19) Phenomenon of the unreliability of eyewitnesses,
where different stories often contradict
Rashomon
20) Psychological condition where one perceives
themselves as being dead or does not exist
Cotards
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