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  2. Self-reference - Wikipedia

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    Circular definitions are considered fallacious because they only define a term in terms of itself. [11] This type of self-reference may be useful in argumentation, but can result in a lack of clarity in communication. The adverb "hereby" is used in a self-referential way, for example in the statement "I hereby declare you husband and wife." [12]

  3. Self-reference effect - Wikipedia

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    The self-reference effect is a rich and powerful encoding process that can be used multiple ways. The self-reference effect shows better results over the semantic method when processing personal information. [22] Processing personal information can be distinguished and recalled differently with age.

  4. Physician self-referral - Wikipedia

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    Physician self-referral is a term describing the practice of a physician ordering tests on a patient that are performed by either the referring physician himself or a fellow faculty member from whom he receives financial compensation in return for the referral. Examples of self-referral include an internist performing an EKG, a surgeon ...

  5. Self-refuting idea - Wikipedia

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    A self-refuting idea or self-defeating idea is an idea or statement whose falsehood is a logical consequence of the act or situation of holding them to be true. Many ideas are called self-refuting by their detractors, and such accusations are therefore almost always controversial, with defenders stating that the idea is being misunderstood or that the argument is invalid.

  6. Unnecessary health care - Wikipedia

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    Unnecessary health care (overutilization, overuse, or overtreatment) is health care provided with a higher volume or cost than is appropriate. [1] In the United States, where health care costs are the highest as a percentage of GDP, overuse was the predominant factor in its expense, accounting for about a third of its health care spending ($750 billion out of $2.6 trillion) in 2012.

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  8. Self-referential encoding - Wikipedia

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    Self-knowledge can be categorized by structures in memory or schemata.A self-schema is a set of facts or beliefs that one has about themselves. [5] For any given trait, an individual may or may not be "schematic"; that is, the individual may or may not think about themselves as to where they stand on that trait.

  9. Mom arrested after her 10-year-old son went on a walk alone

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    The case is a relatively rare example of law enforcement in Georgia intervening with criminal charges in a case where a child wasn’t hurt and in which many reasonable parents would behave the ...