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expectancy effect

the effect of one person’s expectation about the behavior of another person on the actual behavior of that other person (interpersonal expectancy effect), or the effect of a person’s expectation about his or her own behavior on that person’s actual subsequent behavior (intrapersonal expectancy effect). See also experimenter expectancy effect.

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February 16th 2025

arithmetic disability

arithmetic disability

a disturbance in the ability to calculate that is associated with neurological impairment. See acalculia.