Levels-of-Processing Effect
A theory that suggests the depth of processing (shallow to deep) affects how well information is remembered.
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“cognitive psychology”
Invariance
A key aspect of Gestalt psychology in which simple geometrical objects are recognized independent of rotation, translation, and scale.
Overconfidence Effect
A cognitive bias where a person's subjective confidence in their judgments is greater than their objective accuracy.
Group Attribution Error
A cognitive bias where people attribute group behavior to the characteristics of the group members rather than the situation.
Truth Bias
The tendency for people to believe that others are telling the truth, leading to a general assumption of honesty in communication.
Denomination Effect
A cognitive bias where people are less likely to spend large denominations of money compared to an equivalent amount in smaller denominations.
Behavioral Finance
The study of how psychological influences affect financial behaviors and decision-making.
Negativity Effect
The tendency for negative information to have a greater impact on one's psychological state and processes than neutral or positive information.
Negativity Bias
The tendency to give more weight to negative experiences or information than positive ones.