What is the westermarck effect?

So the westermarck effect(Reverse sexual imprinting) stops kids who grew up real close together from being sexually attracted to each other as adults. But as I mentally visualize a small isolated tribe, with a few huts. The adult males are hunting or...

This is one of my biggest English weaknesses! Off the top of my head, effect is the result of an action, and affect is to cause that result. Then there's another meaning to "affect" as well: to influence someone emotionally. Soooo... I suppose...

Hi, what's the name of this sound filter? I've seen lots of metal songs use it, here are some examples (I've listed the time of the effect, song, artist, and a link): 2:59 to the end- Disturbed-Run- (note- song contains some strong language) http://www...

What does this mean, my teacher sent it and I don't want to bother him again. An interaction qualifies a main effect. Imagine you had a main effect of word length (as you do, I think), but that it interacted with presentation time. This would mean that...

What should entrepreneurs know and exploit about the network effect to achieve a viral loop? What are the best tips/ techniques to incorporate the effect into planning for a business? Tl;dr: Please provide any lessons learned/examples on how some businesses...

I've played through both Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 before, and I'm just about to get Mass Effect 3, but I was in the middle of playing through the second game again just to remind myself of all the story details when the disc broke, so presumably...

What is the positive effect nationalism has on world politics? What is the negative effect nationalism has on world politics? Any ideas?

You ask me what the effect of watching physical sports (e.g., football or rugby) is on aggression, and I reply, “It depends on whether the people watching are men or women.” In my answer I am acknowledging the existence of a(n) a. main effect...

I'm looking into creating an effect for a video I'm doing. Its quite a common effect and its often used to show passage of time. Its in the opening of this video, when their building the set: http://vimeo.com/31479392 Does anyone know what this effect...