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    The Flynn Effect

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    One of the main premises in Nicholas Carr’s book “The Shallows: What the Internet is doing to our brains” is the Flynn effect. The Flynn effect refers to the steady increase in IQ scores the past century. People think the Flynn effect occurred because our technology advanced. The Flynn effect however was in motion before the internet became a mainstream‚ even before the world wars. Also because of the rapid increase in IQ scores the past century graphs show that the Fathers of America would have

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    The Mpemba Effect

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    This essay discusses the mpemba effect and how it works. The definition of the word Mpemba is basically a question where you ask can hot water freeze faster than cold water it can be used as a science fair experiment and to solve other scientific questions.The key aspect discussed in this annotated bibliography is what the mpemba effect is what the history of the experiment is and how it is exactly used that is what it is about. Can hot water freeze faster than cold water.I think that the temperature

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    the flynn effect

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    The Flynn effect is named after intelligence researcher James Flynn‚ an emeritus professor of the University of Otago in New Zealand. According to James Flynn‚ over the course of the last century‚ people who have taken IQ tests have gotten increasingly better scores – on average‚ three points better for every decade that has passed. Flynn knew that intelligence is partly inherited from our parents and partly the result of our environment and experiences‚ but improvement in test scores was happening

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    Hawthorne Effect

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    Hawthorne Effect The Hawthorne effect — an increase in worker productivity produced by the psychological stimulus of being singled out and made to feel important. Individual behaviors may be altered by the study itself‚ rather than the effects the study is researching was demonstrated in a research project (1927 - 1932) of the Hawthorne plant of the Western Electric Company in Cicero‚ Illinois. This series of research‚ first led by Harvard Business School professor Elton Mayo along with associates

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    Flynn Effect

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    Explaining the Flynn Effect In the United States between 1932 and 1978‚ mean IQ scores rose 13.8 points‚ or approximately 0.33 points each year (Flynn‚ 1984)‚ and IQ scores continued to increase at least into the mid 1990s (Rowe & Rodgers‚ 2002). Even more striking increases in IQ scores were reported in other countries; for example‚ IQ scores in Great Britain surged 27 points between 1942 and 1992 (Flynn‚ 1999). Smaller increases were reported in numerous other countries (e.g.‚ France‚ the Netherlands

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    Special Effects

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    Special Effects Written by: Brett Amato Special effects in motion pictures has evolved over the years into an involved science of illusion and visual magic. The following is a comprehensive perspective depicting the rapidly expanding realm of cinematography. In times of old‚ special effects in movies was limited to an individual’s creativity and the constrictive limits of the tools available. However the results of early special effects masters astounded audiences in their age in

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    The Butterfly Effect

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    Geography 1 5/12/14 The Butterfly Effect The butterfly effect is a term that has made it’s way into popular culture thanks to movies and television‚ but the true meaning of the term is based on actual science. From a technical standpoint‚ it refers to the sensitive dependence on initial conditions in chaos theory. This theory explains that tiny changes within a complex system‚ lead to results that are impossible to predict. The name “butterfly effect” was coined after the famous example

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    The Butterfly Effect

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    The Butterfly Effect “The Butterfly Fly Effect is a term used in chaos theory to describe how small changes to a seemingly unrelated thing or condition can affect large complex systems.” (Ellis). It is the theory that everything matters. The name comes from the flapping of a butterfly’s wings in Africa could affect the weather in Texas. The smallest influence on one part can have a giant effect of another. Unless all of the factors can be accounted for in a system‚ it remains impossible to predict

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    Photoelectric Effect

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    The Photoelectric Effect Definition: It is the emission of electrons from a metal surface under the illumination of a suitable radiation. The photoelectric effect is the phenomenon whereby electrons are emitted from a surface (usually metallic) upon the exposure to and absorption of electromagnetic radiation‚ such as visible light‚ that is above the threshold frequency. This is because electrons cannot get enough energy to overcome their atomic bonding. The photoelectric effect furthered wave particle

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    Misinformation Effect

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    Memory and the Misinformation Effect Contents Why does the Misinformation Effect occur? There is a general acceptance‚ supported by research‚ for the misinformation effect: The introduction of misleading postevent information will impair the memory of an original event (Toland‚ Hoffman & Loftus‚ 1991). However‚ although this phenomenon is well-established its interpretation is not. This debate about why the misinformation effect occurs relates to a fundamental issue about human memory - whether

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