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psychology chapter 1

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hindsight bias   show
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confirmation bias   show
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show simple rules people follow to make a decision; common sense  
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availability heuristics   show
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show people who are least skilled at a task tend to think they know how to do it better than everyone else  
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psychological science   show
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amiable skepticism   show
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empirical   show
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systematic introspection (structuralism)   show
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functionalism   show
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show the science of focusing only on the behavior of an individual  
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show understand how unconscious thoughts cause mental disorders  
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gestalt movement   show
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show focuses on ways to make people happier; finding the good in people  
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show exploring mental processes that influence behavior  
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show movement started by Miller to re-integrate the study of mental functions into psychology  
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cognitive psychology   show
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computer modeling   show
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show uses tools from the computer science world to identify complex patterns in large data sets  
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show learning material in short bursts over a prolonged period of time  
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show learning new information by repeatedly recalling it from long-term memory  
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show learning by asking yourself questions about a topic  
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show reflecting on learning processes and trying to make sense of new material in your own words  
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show switching between topics during studying  
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