Google Effect
The tendency to forget information that can be easily found online, also known as digital amnesia.
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Attention Bias
The tendency for people's perception to be affected by their recurring thoughts at the time.
Cognitive Load Theory
A theory that explains how the amount of mental effort required to process information can impact user experience and task performance.
Impact Bias
The tendency to overestimate the duration or intensity of the emotional impact of future events.
Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon
The experience of noticing something for the first time and then frequently encountering it shortly after, also known as frequency illusion.
Recency Effect
A cognitive bias where individuals better remember the most recent information they have encountered, influencing decision-making and memory recall.
Shallow Processing
A cognitive approach where information is processed at a surface level, focusing on basic features rather than deeper meaning, often leading to poorer memory retention.
Serial Position Effect
A cognitive bias where people tend to remember the first and last items in a series better than those in the middle, impacting recall and memory.
Backfire Effect
A cognitive bias where individuals strengthen their beliefs when presented with evidence that contradicts them.