phenomenon
any object, fact, or occurrence perceived or observed
creativity
cognitive process whereby something new and somehow valuable is formed
urban sprawl
expansion of auto-oriented, low-density development in suburbs
noctilucent cloud
highly-elevated cloud-like ice crystals in the upper atmosphere of Earth visible during astronomical twilight
decoy effect
phenomenon in marketing
basking in reflected glory
associating oneself with successful other such that their success becomes one's own
British Invasion
cultural phenomenon of the mid-1960s, when rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom and other aspects of British culture became popular in the United States
tip-of-the-tongue
phenomenon of failing to retrieve a word from memory, combined with partial recall and the feeling that retrieval is imminent
traffic congestion
condition on road networks that occurs as use increases, and is characterized by slower speeds, longer trip times, and increased vehicular queueing
doctor shopping
a practice of visiting multiple physicians to obtain either multiple prescriptions for otherwise illegal drugs, or the medical opinion that one wants to hear
Barnett effect
magnetization of an uncharged body when spun on its axis
A-not-B error
Incomplete schema of object permanence
ratchet effect
Restrained ability of human process reversal
childhood amnesia
inability of adults to retrieve episodic memories before the age of two to four years
backdraft
explosive event caused by a fire
cultural memory
topic in cultural studies and historiography
uncanny
psychological experience of something as strangely familiar
network effect
a phenomenon by which the value or utility a user derives from a good or service
network effect
a phenomenon by which the value or utility a user derives from a good or service
Mandelbaum effect
tendency for the eye to focus nearby in poor visibility
inductive effect
local change in the electron density of a molecule due to electron-withdrawing or electron-donating groups elsewhere in the molecule, resulting in a permanent dipole in a bond
social loafing
phenomenon of a person exerting less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when working alone
omen
phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future
feminization of poverty
set of poverty phenomena that most frequently affect women
tunnel boom
physical effect
friendship paradox
phenomenon that most people have fewer friends than their friends have, on average
green gap
light absorption gap in chlorophyll
Kautsky effect
effect
Funny current
electric current in the heart that flows through the funny channel (which comprises the HCN channels, that is, pacemaker channels)
Bump steer
tendency for car to steer itself
Ritualization
biological phenomenon
relativistic electromagnetism
physical phenomenon in electromagnetic field theory
Will Rogers phenomenon
phenomenon in which moving an element from one set to another set raises the average values of both sets
Arctic methane emissions
release of methane in permafrost regions of the Arctic
trophic cascade
Ecosystem event
common-ion effect
phenomenon in reactions with electrolytes
conductor gallop
high-amplitude, low-frequency oscillation of overhead power lines due to wind
Homologous desensitization
when a receptor decreases its response to an agonist at high concentration
induced demand
transport economics term; when increase in supply results in a decline in price and an increase in consumption
political phenomenon
phenomenon out of political nature
crack closure
phenomenon in fatigue loading, during which the crack remains in a closed position
parallel process
phenomenon noted in clinical supervision of therapy
face inversion effect
visual perception phenomenon