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Category: Everyday Psychology

Bilingual research-based writing about everyday memory, judgment, attention, emotion, choice, and human–technology interaction.

Why Can Two Rare Events Seem Related?

Distinctiveness, 错觉相关, Illusory Correlation, 显著性

Why Can Frequent Success Create an Illusion of Control?

Causal Learning, Cognitive Bias, 认知偏差, Illusion of Control, 因果学习, 控制错觉

Why Can Losing $50 Feel Weightier Than Gaining $50?

Decision-Making, Loss Aversion, 决策, 损失厌恶

Why Can an Inferior Third Option Change What We Choose?

Decision-Making, Decoy Effect, 诱饵效应, 决策

Why Do Easy-to-Recall Events Seem More Common?

Availability Heuristic, 频率判断, Frequency Judgement, 可得性启发式

Why Do Things We Build Ourselves Feel More Valuable?

IKEA Effect, IKEA效应, Psychological Ownership, 心理所有感

Why Can One Good Trait Colour an Entire Impression?

社会判断, Halo Effect, Social Judgement, 光环效应

Why Do We Underestimate the Impact of Small Kindnesses?

社会认知, 视角采择, Kindness, Perspective Taking, Social Cognition, 善意

Why Is Self-Relevant Information Easier to Remember?

自我参照效应, 记忆, Memory, Self-reference Effect

Why Negative Memories Can Come More Easily in a Low Mood

记忆偏差, Memory Bias, Mood-Congruent Memory, 心境一致性记忆

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