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  2. Cognitive synonymy - Wikipedia

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    Cognitive synonymy is a type of synonymy in which synonyms are so similar in meaning that they cannot be differentiated either denotatively or connotatively, that is, not even by mental associations, connotations, emotive responses, and poetic value.

  3. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...

  4. Recall test - Wikipedia

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    In cognitive psychology, a recall test is a test of memory of mind in which participants are presented with stimuli and then, after a delay, are asked to remember as many of the stimuli as possible. [1]: 123 Memory performance can be indicated by measuring the percentage of stimuli the participant was able to recall. An example of this would be ...

  5. Suggestibility - Wikipedia

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    Suggestibility uses cues to distort recollection: when the subject has been persistently told something about a past event, his or her memory of the event conforms to the repeated message. [1] A person experiencing intense emotions tends to be more receptive to ideas and therefore more suggestible. Generally, suggestibility decreases as age ...

  6. Exam - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 January 2025. Educational assessment For other uses, see Exam (disambiguation) and Examination (disambiguation). Cambodian students taking an exam in order to apply for the Don Bosco Technical School of Sihanoukville in 2008 American students in a computer fundamentals class taking an online test in ...

  7. Stroop effect - Wikipedia

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    Naming the font color of a word is a slower and more difficult task if word and font color are mismatched (top) than if word and font color are unrelated (bottom). In psychology, the Stroop effect is the delay in reaction time between neutral and incongruent stimuli.

  8. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  9. Rumination (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    As evidence for this definition, rumination has been implicated in the development, maintenance, and aggravation of both depressive symptoms, [8] [9] as well as episodes of major depression. [10] Recently, RST has expanded the definition of rumination beyond depression to include passive and repetitive focus on the causes, consequences, and ...