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  2. Dolch word list - Wikipedia

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    The Dolch word list is a list of frequently used English words (also known as sight words), compiled by Edward William Dolch, a major proponent of the "whole-word" method of beginning reading instruction. The list was first published in a journal article in 1936 [1] and then published in his book Problems in Reading in 1948. [2]

  3. Desirable difficulty - Wikipedia

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    The traditional easy tasks often show better temporary performance effects, and these are confused for more permanent effects. [9] While this is somewhat counterintuitive, studies show that difficulties are better for increased performance in the long run. [10] The following are examples of training tasks that are desirably difficult.

  4. List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia

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    The remembering of the past as having been better than it really was. Saying is believing effect: Communicating a socially tuned message to an audience can lead to a bias of identifying the tuned message as one's own thoughts. [176] Self-relevance effect: That memories relating to the self are better recalled than similar information relating ...

  5. James while John had had had had had had had had had had had ...

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    The sentence can be given as a grammatical puzzle [7] [8] [9] or an item on a test, [1] [2] for which one must find the proper punctuation to give it meaning. Hans Reichenbach used a similar sentence ("John where Jack had...") in his 1947 book Elements of Symbolic Logic as an exercise for the reader, to illustrate the different levels of language, namely object language and metalanguage.

  6. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch - Wikipedia

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    The advice in this guideline is not limited to the examples provided and should not be applied rigidly. If a word can be replaced by one with less potential for misunderstanding, it should be. [1] Some words have specific technical meanings in some contexts and are acceptable in those contexts, e.g. claim in law.

  7. Promoting Healthy Choices: Information vs. Convenience - HuffPost

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    varied by: 1) provision of general calorie recommendations, 2) provision of specific calorie information, and 3) whether high- or low-calorie items were more easily accessible. Results suggest that a strictly informational approach may be less effective than subtle guidance in enticing fast-food customers towards healthier meals.

  8. Mnemonic peg system - Wikipedia

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    For example, to remember the first 8 digits of Pi, using the major system as well: 3: Picture a monkey walking on the Sun. 1: Picture a dog jumping over a shoe. 4: Picture a bottle of rum hanging from a tree. 1: Picture a tube connecting to a door. 5: Picture bees flying from a cup of lemonade as if it is a hive.

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