Your expectations shape what you perceive
Perception is not a passive recording of reality; the brain combines sensory input with expectations.
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Daily Psychology learning cards
Mind, behaviour & emotion. Explore a short explanation, an everyday example and a question you can answer from memory.
The Psychology collection currently has 8 written cards. The daily app introduces written ideas and revisits earlier cards once the collection is complete. Source previews offer additional reading.
Remembering is a form of practice
Trying to recall an idea can strengthen later memory.
Small sessions can outlast one marathon
Spaced practice distributes learning across time.
Your favourite explanation needs a challenger
Confirmation bias favours evidence that supports an existing belief.
The first number can set the frame
Anchoring occurs when an initial value influences a later judgement.
Easy to remember does not mean common
The availability heuristic judges frequency using examples that come readily to mind.
Behaviour has a situation behind it
Attribution bias can overemphasise personality and underweight circumstances.
Negative reinforcement is not punishment
Reinforcement increases a behaviour; punishment aims to decrease it.