Risk Compensation
The theory that people adjust their behavior in response to the perceived level of risk, often taking more risks when they feel more protected.
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Recency Effect
A cognitive bias where individuals better remember the most recent information they have encountered, influencing decision-making and memory recall.
Recognition Heuristic
A cognitive shortcut that relies on the recognition of one option over another to make a decision, often used when individuals have limited information.
Ratio Bias
A cognitive bias where people judge the likelihood of an event based on its relative size rather than absolute probability.
Automaticity
The ability to perform actions or behaviors automatically due to learning, repetition, and practice.
Framing
The way information is presented to users, which can significantly influence their decisions and perceptions.
Information Processing
The series of actions or operations involved in the acquisition, interpretation, storage, and retrieval of information.
Ego States
A concept in transactional analysis that describes three different aspects of the self: Parent, Adult, and Child, each influencing behavior and communication.
Reference Dependence
A cognitive bias where individuals evaluate outcomes relative to a reference point rather than on an absolute scale.