Yerkes–Dodson law

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Yerkes–Dodson law

Summary

Yerkes–Dodson law is a causality[1]. It draws 299 Wikipedia views per month (causality category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yerkes–Dodson law's instance of is recorded as causality[3].
  • Robert Yerkes is named after Yerkes–Dodson law[4].
  • John Dillingham Dodson is named after Yerkes–Dodson law[5].
  • Yerkes–Dodson law's GND ID is recorded as 4587462-1[6].
  • Yerkes–Dodson law's part of is recorded as psychological terminology[7].
  • Yerkes–Dodson law's Commons category is recorded as Yerkes–Dodson law[8].
  • Yerkes–Dodson law's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02q3dk[9].
  • Yerkes–Dodson law's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/inverted-U-function[10].
  • Yerkes–Dodson law's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 2029279[11].
  • Yerkes–Dodson law's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 40149890[12].
  • Yerkes–Dodson law's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 26690[13].
  • Yerkes–Dodson law's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 32115[14].

Why It Matters

Yerkes–Dodson law draws 299 Wikipedia views per month (causality category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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