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Psychology Source Concept

Cognitive Bias

Systematic patterns of deviation from rational judgment. Our brains use mental shortcuts that sometimes lead to errors—like confirmation bias, anchoring, or the availability heuristic. Understanding them helps us make better decisions.

thinking decision making heuristics rationality behavior

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Concepts with related meaning based on vector similarity

Psychology
79.8%

The Dunning-Kruger Effect

A cognitive bias where people with limited knowledge overestimate their competence, while experts underestimate theirs. It explains why beginners often feel confident while masters remain humble—we do...

metacognition expertise confidence
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Philosophy
72.0%

Occam's Razor

A problem-solving principle that states the simplest explanation is usually correct. When faced with competing hypotheses, choose the one with fewest assumptions. It's a guiding heuristic in science,...

simplicity logic reasoning
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Psychology
71.8%

The Overview Effect

A cognitive shift reported by astronauts viewing Earth from space. Seeing our planet as a fragile blue marble floating in darkness triggers profound feelings of unity, interconnectedness, and responsi...

space consciousness perspective
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Neuroscience
71.0%

Synesthesia

A neurological phenomenon where stimulation of one sense triggers automatic experiences in another. Some people see colors when hearing music, or taste shapes. It reveals how our brains construct real...

perception senses creativity
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Computer Science
68.0%

Neural Networks

Computing systems inspired by biological brains, consisting of interconnected nodes that process information in layers. They learn patterns from data through training, enabling machines to recognize i...

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Each concept is converted into a 768-dimensional vector using the nomic-embed-text model. Similarity scores are calculated using cosine similarity—measuring the angle between vectors. A score of 100% means identical meaning; lower scores indicate decreasing semantic relatedness.