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Deutsch: Ankündigung / Español: Anuncio / Português: Anúncio / Français: Annonce / Italiano: Annuncio

In psychology, an announcement refers to a deliberate communication that conveys information about an upcoming event, change, or decision. This concept is crucial in understanding how information dissemination affects human behavior, expectations, and cognitive processes. Announcements can influence perceptions, emotions, and decision-making, making them a significant area of study in social and cognitive psychology.

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Deutsch: Ärgernis / Español: Irritación / Português: Aborrecimento / Français: Agacement / Italian: Fastidio

Annoyance in the psychology context refers to a feeling of mild irritation or discomfort that arises in response to stimuli perceived as bothersome or unpleasant. This emotion is typically less intense than anger but can accumulate over time, potentially leading to more significant emotional responses.

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Annus mirabilis is defined as "a remarkable year" . From the Latin word annus (year) and mirabilis (wondrous)

Anomalous suspense is a term used in narrative comprehension that is the experience of suspense when the reader already knows how a story will turn out.

Anomalous trichromat refers to a person who needs to mix a minimum of three (3) wavelengths to match any other wavelength in the spectrum but mixes these wavelengths in different proportions from a trichromat.

Anomaly means irregularity; abnormality, something that is inconsistent with the normal condition

Anomia refer to problems in word finding. Only a word or two, here and there, is lost, and the communication can proceed pretty much as normal. In more severe cases, most or all words can be lost. Moreover, Anomia is the difficulty of recalling names of objects

Anomic suicide refers to suicide undertaken when society is unable or unwilling to help its members in regulating their desires ; a sociological category in which suicide is said to arise from social underregulation or sudden withdrawal of social control (lawlessness or normless). Anomic suicide is committed by people who experience a severe disorientation and role confusion because of a large change in their relationship to society