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psychology chapter 1

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hindsight bias   knowing what was happened in the past but not taking any action to prevent it in the future  
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confirmation bias   ignoring evidence that doesn't align with your views  
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heuristics   simple rules people follow to make a decision; common sense  
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availability heuristics   making a decision with the easiest idea that comes to mind; most available  
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dunning-kruger effect   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   the study, through research, of mind, brain, and behavior  
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amiable skepticism   open to new information but wary of new "scientific findings"  
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empirical   gaining knowledge through observations and the collection of data  
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systematic introspection (structuralism)   to analyze structures of mental processes  
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functionalism   focuses on the function behavioral and mental processes serves  
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behaviorism   the science of focusing only on the behavior of an individual  
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psychoanalytic theory   understand how unconscious thoughts cause mental disorders  
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gestalt movement   study subjective perceptions as a whole  
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humanistic psychology   focuses on ways to make people happier; finding the good in people  
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cognitivism   exploring mental processes that influence behavior  
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cognitive revolution   movement started by Miller to re-integrate the study of mental functions into psychology  
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cognitive psychology   the study of mental functions  
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computer modeling   helps psychologists. understand mental processes  
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big data approach   uses tools from the computer science world to identify complex patterns in large data sets  
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distributed practice   learning material in short bursts over a prolonged period of time  
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retrieval-based memory   learning new information by repeatedly recalling it from long-term memory  
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elaborative interrogation   learning by asking yourself questions about a topic  
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self-exploration   reflecting on learning processes and trying to make sense of new material in your own words  
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interleaved practice   switching between topics during studying  
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