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psychological phenomenon; psychological effect
An observable pattern of thought, feeling, perception, or behavior studied by psychology — including cognitive biases, optical illusions, group dynamics, and other regular effects that appear across people under similar conditions.
興味深い心理現象だ。
It's an interesting psychological phenomenon.
これは誰にでも起こる心理現象だ。
This is a psychological phenomenon that can happen to anyone.
群衆の中では、個人の判断が弱くなる心理現象が知られている。
It is known that in crowds, individual judgment weakens — this is a well-documented psychological phenomenon.
消費者が最初に提示された価格に影響を受けるのは、アンカリングと呼ばれる心理現象の一例である。
Consumers being influenced by the first price they see is an example of a psychological phenomenon called anchoring.
Composed of 心理 (mental state, psychology) and 現象 (phenomenon). A slightly formal academic term used in psychology textbooks, popular science articles, marketing books, and news explainers about cognitive biases and human behavior.
USAGE:
Used as an umbrella term for effects that psychology has named and studied — for example アンカリング (anchoring), バイアス} (biases), {錯視 (optical illusions), バイスタンダー{効果} (the bystander effect). Often appears in the pattern 'Xという}{心理現象' ('a psychological phenomenon called X').
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 心理現象が起こる: a psychological phenomenon occurs
- 心理現象を説明する: to explain a psychological phenomenon
- 心理現象を研究する: to study a psychological phenomenon
- 興味深い心理現象: an interesting psychological phenomenon
- Xという}{心理現象: a psychological phenomenon called X
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 心理効果: psychological effect — emphasizes causal impact (Y causes Z); more common in marketing contexts
- 心理作用: psychological action / workings — the inner mental process underlying behavior
- 認知バイアス: cognitive bias — a specific subtype of 心理現象 involving systematic errors in reasoning
- 心理学: psychology — the field of study, not an individual phenomenon
- 社会現象: social phenomenon — a parallel formation at the societal rather than individual level