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recognition

n.

1. a sense of awareness and familiarity experienced when one encounters people, events, or objects that have been encountered before or when one comes upon material that has been learned in the past. See also recognition method.

2. the acknowledgment of an achievement by bestowing awards or words of praise.

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October 9th 2024

spectator effect

spectator effect

the effect on performance when a task is carried out in the presence of others. When an individual is confident of being able to perform the task (i.e., has high task confidence), spectators improve performance; when task confidence is low, they worsen it.