Worse-Than-Average Effect
A cognitive bias where individuals underestimate their own abilities and performance relative to others, believing they are worse than average.
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Centre-Stage Effect
The tendency for people to pay more attention to items placed in the center of a visual field.
Proximity
A Gestalt principle that states objects that are close to each other tend to be perceived as a group.
Herd Behavior
The tendency for individuals to mimic the actions of a larger group, often leading to conformity and groupthink.
Pratfall effect
A psychological phenomenon where individuals are perceived as more likable if they make a mistake, provided they are generally competent.
Visual Depiction Effect
A phenomenon where people better understand and remember information when it is presented visually.
Spacing Effect
A learning phenomenon where information is better retained when study sessions are spaced out over time rather than crammed in a short period.
Convergent Thinking
A cognitive process where ideas are brought together to find a single, best solution to a problem.
Prospect Theory
A behavioral economic theory that describes how people choose between probabilistic alternatives that involve risk, where the probabilities of outcomes are known.