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  2. Psychological determinism - Wikipedia

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    Psychological determinism is the view that psychological phenomena are determined by factors outside of a person's control. [1] Daniel Bader discusses two forms of psychological determinism: [2] Orectic psychological determinism is the view that we always act upon our greatest drive.

  3. Certainty effect - Wikipedia

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    The certainty effect is the psychological effect resulting from the reduction of probability from certain to probable (Tversky & Kahneman 1986). It is an idea introduced in prospect theory .

  4. Overdetermination - Wikipedia

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    In other words, both M* and P* are overdetermined. Since either M or P is sufficient for M* or P*, the problem of mental-physical causal overdetermination is the causal redundancy. Whereas there may unproblematically be recognised many different necessary conditions of the event's occurrence, no two distinct events may lay claim to be ...

  5. Hindsight bias - Wikipedia

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    Baruch, a psychology graduate student at the time, saw an opportunity in psychological research to explain this tendency. [8] Daniel Kahneman, who researched hindsight bias. In the early 70s, the investigation of heuristics and biases was a large area of study in psychology, led by Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman. [8]

  6. List of psychological effects - Wikipedia

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    Baader–Meinhof effect; Barnum effect; Bezold effect; Birthday-number effect; Boomerang effect; Bouba/kiki effect; Bystander effect; Cheerleader effect; Cinderella effect; Cocktail party effect; Contrast effect; Coolidge effect; Crespi effect; Cross-race effect; Curse of knowledge; Diderot effect; Dunning–Kruger effect; Einstellung effect ...

  7. Causal reasoning - Wikipedia

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    Causal reasoning is the process of identifying causality: the relationship between a cause and its effect.The study of causality extends from ancient philosophy to contemporary neuropsychology; assumptions about the nature of causality may be shown to be functions of a previous event preceding a later one.

  8. Template:Essay-like - Wikipedia

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    Use this cleanup template to indicate that an article is written like a personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Month and year date The month and ...

  9. Reciprocal determinism - Wikipedia

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    Reciprocal determinism is the theory set forth by psychologist Albert Bandura which states that a person's behavior both influences and is influenced by personal factors and the social environment. Bandura accepts the possibility that an individual's behavior may be conditioned through the use of consequences. At the same time he asserts that a ...