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effect

n.

1. an event or state that is brought about as the result of another (its cause).

2. in analysis of variance, a statistically significant relationship between variables, such that one variable is held to be an outcome of another (or some combination of others). See main effect; interaction effect.

3. short for effect size.

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September 1st 2024

misinformation effect

misinformation effect

a phenomenon in which a person mistakenly recalls misleading information that an experimenter has provided, instead of accurately recalling the correct information that had been presented earlier. The misinformation effect is studied in the context of eyewitness memory.