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time-of-measurement effect

an effect that is due to the social and historical influences present at the time a measurement is made. These effects are difficult to separate from age effects in longitudinal designs.

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February 17th 2025

panacea

panacea

n. a solution or remedy for everything that is wrong with a given problem or that universally applies to a set of related problems.