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Rollercoaster Effect

A type of cognitive bias where a person will miss a lot of details the first time they experience something, and only catch those details and fully enjoy the experience when experiencing it for a second or even third time. This is due to the person being in a state of shock and strong emotion as things are constantly catching them by surprise. The name comes from the fact that this effect is most commonly and famously known to occur on intense rollercoasters.

I had to watch the anime series again, the rollercoaster effect really got me.

by theauggieboy March 31, 2025


Barista Effect

The well known practice of men being kind to a cute stranger because they don't want to destroy their chances to fuck her in the far distant future, no matter how remote the possibility.

Jack always tipped Jill extra at Starbucks due to the Barista Effect.

by Butlerman December 14, 2021


The Dan effect

When someone's reaction to something scary is scarier than the thing itself.

Movie: OOGA BOOGA
You: aaa
Your friend: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
You: AAAAaaaAaaaAAAAAAAAa
Dangit, you got got by the Dan effect

by Dooby dooby doo bah May 27, 2021


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by SuelTameOresuTeMato May 02, 2025


The Lax Effect

Typically occurs among a bunch of friends, or a collective group primarily focused on playing video games.

One member is constantly hating on other members of the group that are playing games (alone or with other members) that they are not currently playing or like.

Hey, Joe is hating on us for playing Minecraft for no good reason, He must have the Lax Effect.

by AndreVulcan April 23, 2025


Chanelle Effect

The Chanelle Effect refers to when popular R U Next trainee Chanelle Moon was eliminated and the R U Next official TikTok account lost 20k followers almost overnight.

The Chanelle Effect is wild.

by Chanelle’s y/n August 27, 2023


Smith-Sauer AI Amnesia Effect

A cognitive bias wherein individuals, after identifying clear errors or limitations in AI-generated content within their own area of expertise, nevertheless continue to place undue confidence in the same AI’s output on topics outside their expertise. This phenomenon reflects a selective skepticism: the observed unreliability of AI is compartmentalized rather than generalized, leading to inconsistent trust in the technology.

Jared, a software engineer, noticed that the AI couldn’t correctly format a for-loop in Python. Ten minutes later, he trusted it to draft a legally binding employment contract. Classic Smith-Sauer AI Amnesia Effect.

by Geoff Carr April 24, 2025