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working memory

The small amount of information the mind can actively use at one time.

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Memory 76% connected

The faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events.

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Remembering 76% connected

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Attention noun · 81% connection

The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; excl…

Appears with this word in Psychology of thinking.
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cognitive bias noun · 81% connection

A predictable way in which thinking can become distorted.

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confirmation bias noun · 81% connection

The habit of noticing evidence that agrees with what you already think.

Appears with this word in Psychology of thinking.
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Perception noun · 81% connection

The act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or intellect; apperhension by the bodily organs, or by the mind, of what is presented…

Appears with this word in Psychology of thinking.
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Schema noun · 81% connection

An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind; as, five dot…

Appears with this word in Psychology of thinking.
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Episodic memory noun · 85% connection

memory for episodes in your own life

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology, Learning memory.
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Personal memory noun · 85% connection

memory for episodes in your own life

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology, Learning memory.
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Semantic memory noun · 85% connection

your memory for meanings and general (impersonal) facts

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology, Learning memory.
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Cognitive operation noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.
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Cognitive process noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.
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Mental process noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.
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Operation noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.
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Process noun · 78% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.
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Reinforcement noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.
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Reinforcer noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.
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Reinforcing stimulus noun · 78% connection

(psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.
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Conditioning noun · 78% connection

a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Learning memory.
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Deciding noun · 78% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.
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Decision making noun · 78% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.
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Encoding noun · 78% connection

the activity of converting data or information into code

Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Learning memory.
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encryption noun · 78% connection

the activity of converting data or information into code

Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Learning memory.
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Immediate memory noun · 78% connection

what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it

Used in the same subject area: Cognitive psychology, Psychology.
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Access time noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "acce…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, amount, information, mind, actively.
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Actively adverb · 78% connection

In an active signification; as, a word used actively.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, amount, information, mind, actively.
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Actually adverb · 78% connection

Actively.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, amount, information, mind, actively.
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Actuate verb · 78% connection

To put into action or motion; to move or incite to action; to influence actively; to move as motives do; -- more commonly used of pers…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, amount, information, mind, actively.
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Amount noun · 78% connection

The sum total of two or more sums or quantities; the aggregate; the whole quantity; a totality; as, the amount of 7 and 9 is 16; the a…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, amount, information, mind, actively.
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Antagonism noun · 78% connection

an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, amount, information, mind, actively.
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Antagonize verb · 78% connection

To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, amount, information, mind, actively.
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Bit noun · 78% connection

a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "the…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, amount, information, mind, actively.
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Blinding noun · 78% connection

Keeping certain study information hidden to reduce biased behaviour or judgement.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: small, amount, information, mind, actively.
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