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Blending inheritance refers to a discredited model of inheritance suggesting that the characteristics of an individual result from the smooth blending of fluid like influences from its pare

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Blending Operations refer to assimilating officers into their surroundings

Blimey refers to an expression of surprise, dismay, etc. Said to be the contraction of "blind me" or "blame me", from "God blind/blame me".

Blind box ads refer to a recruitment advertisements/ads that instruct applicants to send their resume to a box at the newspaper; neither the name nor the address of the company is pro

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Deutsch: Blinddesign / Español: Diseño Ciego / Português: Desenho Cego / Français: Conception Aveugle / Italiano: Disegno Cieco

Blind design in psychology refers to a research method where participants, researchers, or both are unaware of certain aspects of the study to reduce bias and ensure more reliable results. This approach is commonly used in experimental studies to minimise the influence of expectations, assumptions, or unintentional behaviours that could affect outcomes.

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Blind experiment refer to an experiment in which subjects do not know whether or not they are in the treatment condition

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Blind spot refers to an area of or point in the retina that lacks visual receptors because the optic nerve exits at this point.

Moreover, a Blind spot is the small area where the o

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Deutsch: Blindstudie / Español: estudio ciego / Português: estudo cego / Français: étude en aveugle / Italiano: studio cieco

Blind Study in the psychology context refers to a research design in which the participants (and sometimes the researchers) are unaware of certain critical aspects of the study, such as the specific treatment or intervention they are receiving. This approach is used to prevent bias in the research findings, ensuring that the results are more objective and reliable.

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