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The study of mental processes such as "attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and thinking".Much of the work derived from cognitive psychology has been integrated into various other modern disciplines of psychological study including educational psychology, social psychology, personality psychology, abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, and economics.

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Faster responding to high-frequency words than to low-frequency words • Eye-movement studies reveal longer fixation times for low-frequency words • Interpretation: More time needed to access ...

Domain: Psychology; Category: General psychology

One or more morphemes combined according to specific rules • Most adults know more than 50,000 words.

Domain: Psychology; Category: General psychology

A perceptual phenomenon that demonstrates an interaction between hearing and vision in speech perception. The illusion occurs when the auditory component of one sound is paired with the visual ...

Domain: Psychology; Category: General psychology

A series of three statements: two statements (premises) followed by a third statement (conclusion). The conclusions can follow from the premises based on the rules of logic.

Domain: Psychology; Category: General psychology

The process of perceiving individual words in a continuous speech signal. • Aided by context and prior knowledge.

Domain: Psychology; Category: General psychology

A decision-making strategy that is governed by the idea of avoiding risks. Often used when a problem is stated in terms of gains.

Domain: Psychology; Category: General psychology

A decision-making strategy that is governed by the idea of taking risks. Often used when a problem is stated in terms of losses.

Domain: Psychology; Category: General psychology

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