Zei·gar·nik effect
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Medical Definition of Zeigarnik effect
: the psychological tendency to remember an uncompleted task rather than a completed one
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“Zeigarnik effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Zeigarnik%20effect. Accessed 13 May. 2021.
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