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total effect

total effect In this historical psychology source, total effect means the overall unified impression or outcome that a constructive imaginative work is organized to produce.

In this historical psychology source, total effect means the overall unified impression or outcome that a constructive imaginative work is organized to produce. It refers to how selected ideas are kept only if they support the general plan and strengthen the whole.