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  2. Attribute substitution - Wikipedia

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    Attribute substitution is a psychological process thought to underlie a number of cognitive biases and perceptual illusions. It occurs when an individual has to make a judgment (of a target attribute ) that is computationally complex, and instead substitutes a more easily calculated heuristic attribute . [ 1 ]

  3. List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia

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    Attribute substitution: Occurs when a judgment has to be made (of a target attribute) that is computationally complex, and instead a more easily calculated heuristic attribute is substituted. This substitution is thought of as taking place in the automatic intuitive judgment system, rather than the more self-aware reflective system. Curse of ...

  4. Heuristic (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    A visual example of attribute substitution. This illusion works because the 2D size of parts of the scene is judged on the basis of 3D (perspective) size, which is rapidly calculated by the visual system. In 2002 Daniel Kahneman and Shane Frederick proposed a process called attribute substitution which happens without conscious awareness.

  5. Lexical substitution - Wikipedia

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    Lexical substitution is the task of identifying a substitute for a word in the context of a clause. For instance, given the following text: "After the match , replace any remaining fluid deficit to prevent chronic dehydration throughout the tournament", a substitute of game might be given.

  6. Post hoc ergo propter hoc - Wikipedia

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    The form of the post hoc fallacy is expressed as follows: . A occurred, then B occurred.; Therefore, A caused B. When B is undesirable, this pattern is often combined with the formal fallacy of denying the antecedent, assuming the logical inverse holds: believing that avoiding A will prevent B.

  7. Intellectualization - Wikipedia

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    In psychology, intellectualization (intellectualisation) is a defense mechanism by which reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress – where thinking is used to avoid feeling. [1] It involves emotionally removing one's self from a stressful event.

  8. Sublimation (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Psychology textbooks present a similar view, stating that sublimation is "translating a distressing desire into an acceptable form." [ 2 ] It occurs when displacement involves "the transformation of sexual or aggressive energies into culturally acceptable, even admirable, behaviors," [ 3 ] and "serves a higher cultural or socially useful ...

  9. sed - Wikipedia

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    The example emphasizes many key characteristics of sed: Typical sed programs are rather short and simple. sed scripts can have comments (the line starting with the # symbol). The s (substitute) command is the most important sed command. sed allows simple programming, with commands such as q (quit).