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Proteus effect, Wikipedia

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteus_effect
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Proteus effect, Wikipedia
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The Proteus effect describes a phenomenon in which the behavior of an individual, within virtual worlds, is changed by the characteristics of their avatar.
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Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)

This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 4 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Psychological Phenomena, 7 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 3 general references.
  • Sources, 1 claims: 1 well-attested.

Well-attested

4

Psychological Phenomena

Holds

1

Psychological Phenomena

General References

3

Psychological Phenomena

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