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Availability heuristic
mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person’s mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method or decision.
Attribute substitution
when an individual makes a judgment that is computationally complex, and instead substitutes a more easily calculated heuristic attribute.
Base rate fallacy
if presented with related base rate information and specific information, the mind tends to ignore the former and focus on the latter.
Disconfirmation principle
a.k.a failed prophecy, the outcome contradicts expectancy
Representativeness heuristic
used when making judgments about the probability of an event under uncertainty.
Belief perseverance
tendency to hold onto beliefs as true, even when there is ample evidence to discredit their beliefs.
Recognition primed decision model
a model of how people make quick, effective decisions when faced with complex situations
Neurocognitive theory of dreaming
relies on the normal functioning of a specific neural network located in the limbic, paralimbic, and associated areas of the forebrain
Dyssomnia
broad sleep disorder: difficulty falling or remaining asleep
Cataplexy
sudden transcient episode of muscle weakness accompanied by full conscious awareness; common in narcoleptic patients; caused by autoimmune destruction of the neurotransmitter hypocretin
Parasomnia
sleep disorders that involve abnormal movements, behaviors, emotions, perceptions, and dreams
Cocaine action
easily cross blood-brain barrier; inhibits the reuptake of serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine
Hypnagogia
the transitional state from wakefulness to sleep; “threshold consciousness”; lucid thought, lucid dreaming, hallucinations, and sleep paralysis
Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome
brain disorder often found in alcoholics characterized by confusion, memory loss, abnormal eye movements; due to thymine (Vitimin B1) deficiency
Hypnopompic state
state of consciousness leading out of sleep
