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Köhler effect

Köhler effect noun: 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.

Noun

Köhler effect

  1. 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.

Origin of Köhler effect

Named after Otto Kohler, who discovered the effect in 1926.

Questions about Köhler effect

What does Köhler effect mean?
Köhler effect means 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.
What part of speech is Köhler effect?
Köhler effect is a noun.

Words near Köhler effect in the dictionary

  1. kós
  2. kósses
  3. Köbberling-Dunnigan syndrome
  4. Köchel number
  5. Köchel numbers
  6. Köhler effect
  7. Köhler-Pellegrini-Stieda disease
  8. Köhlmeier-Degos disease
  9. Kök Türük
  10. Kökeqota
  11. Köktürk

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