Boundary Extension
A cognitive bias where people remember scenes as being more expansive than they actually were.
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“memory influence”
Priming
A psychological effect where exposure to one stimulus influences the response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance or intention.
Miller’s Law
Also known as Magical Number 7 +/- 2, a theory in cognitive psychology that states the average number of objects an individual can hold in working memory is about seven.
Executive Function
A set of cognitive processes that include working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control, crucial for planning, decision-making, and behavior regulation.
Consistency Bias
The tendency to recall past behavior in a way that aligns with current beliefs and attitudes.
Bizarreness Effect
A cognitive bias where bizarre or unusual information is better remembered than common information.
Cognitive Theory
The study of mental processes such as perception, memory, reasoning, and problem-solving.
Chunking
A cognitive process that groups information into manageable units, making it easier to remember and process.
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.