(film) A mental phenomenon by which viewers derive more meaning from the interaction of two sequential shots than from a single shot in isolation.

(physiology) A special manifestation of the myogenic tone in the vasculature, whereby in the event that blood pressure is increased in the arterioles and the vessels distend, they react with a sudden vasoconstriction caused by the activation of certain ion channels in the vascular smooth muscle cells.

The situation where performance gains in a task are seen in weaker individuals who are striving to keep up with the accomplishments of other group members.

plural of squat effect

(psychology) A cognitive bias in which judgment of somebody's character is influenced by an overall impression of him or her.

plural of Streisand effect

(chemistry, physics) The effect that differing masses of different isotopes of the same element have on the physical and chemical properties of that element

A deleterious placebo effect.

The tendency for the peak luminance sensitivity of the human eye to shift toward the blue end of the spectrum at low illumination levels.

plural of Magnus effect