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  2. Foreign language anxiety - Wikipedia

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    In contrast, anxiety becomes a cause of poor language learning, leading that student to then be unable to adequately learn the target language. [2] There can be various physical causes of anxiety, such as hormone levels, but the underlying causes of excessive anxiety while learning are fear [17] and a lack of confidence. [citation needed] [18]

  3. Emotional reasoning - Wikipedia

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    Emotional reasoning is a cognitive process by which an individual concludes that their emotional reaction proves something is true, despite contrary empirical evidence. Emotional reasoning creates an 'emotional truth', which may be in direct conflict with the inverse 'perceptional truth'. [ 1 ]

  4. Cognitive effects of bilingualism - Wikipedia

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    They argued that there are linguistic benefits to being bilingual and that they are more than simply being able to speak two languages. A child learning two languages whose structures and rules are significantly different from each other requires the child to think in cognitively demanding ways.

  5. Why Do I Feel Sad for No Reason? Potential Causes and ... - AOL

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    Feeling sad for no reason may happen due to depression, stress, sleep deprivation, grief, and other reasons. Learn all the potential causes, as well as tips for coping.

  6. Mood swing - Wikipedia

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    Serotonin is one such neurotransmitter that is involved with sleep, moods, and emotional states. A slight imbalance of this NT could result in depression. Norepinephrine is a neurotransmitter that is involved with learning, memory, and physical arousal. Like serotonin, an imbalance of norepinephrine may also result in depression.

  7. Exceptional memory - Wikipedia

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    One important aspect of flashbulb memory is that it involves emotional arousal when the event is being remembered. Therefore, this kind of memory does not have to be accurate, and the accuracy usually decreases during the first 3 months and goes up again at about 12 months. [ 50 ]

  8. Motivation in second-language learning - Wikipedia

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    In learning a language, there can be one or more goals – such as mastery of the language or communicative competence – that vary from person to person. There are a number of language learner motivation models that were [ citation needed ] developed and postulated in fields such as linguistics and sociolinguistics , with relations to second ...

  9. Rationalization (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    It is an attempt to find reasons for behaviors, especially one's own. [2] Rationalizations are used to defend against feelings of guilt, maintain self-respect, and protect oneself from criticism. Rationalization happens in two steps: A decision, action, judgement is made for a given reason, or no (known) reason at all.