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  2. Snake detection theory - Wikipedia

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    The concept of snakes being a special threat to humans has been confirmed by population-based studies. Ophidiophobia (phobia of snakes) is one of the most common and intense phobias among the general population. Furthermore, a study reported that around 50% of people experience dreams about snakes. [5] [dead link ‍]

  3. Animal cognition - Wikipedia

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    A cognitive bias refers to a systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment, whereby inferences about other individuals or situations may be drawn in an illogical fashion. Cognitive bias is sometimes illustrated by using answers to the question "Is the glass half empty or half full?". Choosing "half empty" is supposed to ...

  4. Speciesism - Wikipedia

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    [5] [6] Richard D. Ryder, who coined the term, defined it as "a prejudice or attitude of bias in favour of the interests of members of one's own species and against those of members of other species". [7] Speciesism results in the belief that humans have the right to use non-human animals in exploitative ways which is pervasive in the modern ...

  5. List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia

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    The anchoring bias, or focalism, is the tendency to rely too heavily—to "anchor"—on one trait or piece of information when making decisions (usually the first piece of information acquired on that subject). [11] [12] Anchoring bias includes or involves the following:

  6. Cognitive bias in animals - Wikipedia

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    Cognitive bias in animals is a pattern of deviation in judgment, whereby inferences about other animals and situations may be affected by irrelevant information or emotional states. [1] It is sometimes said that animals create their own "subjective social reality" from their perception of the input. [ 2 ]

  7. Wake school board talks about implicit bias and ‘white ...

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    A Critical Race Theory scholar urged the Wake County school board this week to push past concerns about “white discomfort” to change policies that she says are causing systemic harm to ...

  8. Antibiotic use does not increase dementia risk, study suggests

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    Antibiotic use was not associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in healthy older adults, according to a recent study.

  9. Drunk grandma stabs daughter, grandson during Thanksgiving ...

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    An angry, drunken grandma has been busted in Tennessee for allegedly stabbing her daughter and grandson with a kitchen knife during a Thanksgiving Day argument.