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teratology

n. the study of developmental abnormalities and their causes. —teratological adj.

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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.