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What Is the Anchoring Bias?

Woman thinking about her options.

Anchoring Bias: Key Takeaways The anchoring bias causes people to use the first they learn as a reference point for …

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Categories Cognitive Psychology, Theories

What Is Selective Attention?

Selective attention

People are continuously inundated with endless amounts of information. External stimulation, internal thoughts, emotions, and other forces all compete for …

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Categories Cognitive Psychology

What Is Cognitive Dissonance?

Cognitive dissonance is discomfort or distress caused by conflicting beliefs, behaviors, feelings, ideas, or values. It is an uncomfortable psychological …

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Categories Cognitive Psychology, Theories

What Is a Cognitive Bias?

An image of two brains on a scale to represent cognitive biases.

Cognitive bias is an unconscious systematic pattern of thinking that can often result in errors in judgment. These biases stem …

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Categories Cognitive Psychology, Theories

Improve a Short Attention Span

How to increase your attention span

A short attention span is a common problem for many people. It happens to the best of us. You’re sitting …

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Categories Cognitive Psychology

Gardner’s Multiples Intelligences

Multiple kinds of intelligence

While conventional views of human intelligence focus on an individual’s intellectual potential, the theory of multiple intelligences suggests that intelligence …

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Categories Cognitive Psychology, Theories

Forgetting: Could This Be One of the Most Common Causes?

forgetting

Forgetting is a memory problem that plagues us all. Little wonder then why researchers have devoted so much time and …

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Categories Memory

Memory Problems and How They Get You in Trouble

Memory problems forgetting

For each and every thing you do during any given day, you can guarantee that memory plays a role. This …

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Categories Cognitive Psychology, Memory

How Sleep Improves Learning and Memory

Sleep and learning

Trying to learn something new? Have a big exam tomorrow? New research suggests that sleep plays a pivotal role in …

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Categories Brain & Behavior, Cognitive Psychology

Does Exercise Make You Smarter?

Does exercise make you smarter

We all know that regular exercise is good for your body, but there is a growing body of evidence that …

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Categories Cognitive Psychology
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