Information Processing
The series of actions or operations involved in the acquisition, interpretation, storage, and retrieval of information.
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Deep Processing
A cognitive approach that involves meaningful analysis of information, leading to better understanding and retention.
Subadditivity Effect
A cognitive bias where the total probability assigned to a set of events is less than the sum of the probabilities assigned to each event individually.
Decision Fatigue
The deteriorating quality of decisions made by an individual after a long session of decision making, due to mental exhaustion.
Seven Stages of Action
A model by Don Norman outlining the cognitive steps users take when interacting with a system: goal formation, planning, specifying, performing, perceiving, interpreting, and comparing.
Introspection Illusion
A cognitive bias where people wrongly believe they have direct insight into the origins of their mental states, while treating others' introspections as unreliable.
Ambiguity Effect
A cognitive bias where decision-making is affected by the lack of information or uncertainty.
Illusion of Validity
A cognitive bias where individuals overestimate the accuracy of their judgments, especially when they have a lot of information.
Google Effect
The tendency to forget information that can be easily found online, also known as digital amnesia.