Yerkes–Dodson law

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Yerkes–Dodson law

Summary

Yerkes–Dodson law is a causality[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 is part of psychological terminology[6].
  • Yerkes–Dodson law's Commons category is recorded as Yerkes–Dodson law[7].

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Definition and Type

Yerkes–Dodson law's instance of is recorded as causality[3].

Origins

Things named after include Robert Yerkes[4], a psychologist[8], 1876–1956[9], of United States[10] and John Dillingham Dodson[5], a psychologist[11], 1879–1955[12], of United States[13].

Use and Application

Yerkes–Dodson law is part of psychological terminology[6].

Why It Matters

Yerkes–Dodson law has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [8] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [9] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [10] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [11] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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