An small list of definitions of common terms in psychology.

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Synchronicity: The experience of two seemingly unrelated events occurring coincidentally having a significance. This occurrence is typically between two events that are probabilistically unlikely to occur simultaneously (or very close in time).

Inductive inference: a prediction based on noted observations. For example predicting the number in an arithmetic series.

Illusory correlation: the incorrect association of a relationship.

Anchoring: the common human tendency to rely on one piece of information when making decisions.

Heuristic: ability for someone to find out something on their own.

Anchoring and adjustment heuristic: an unjustified effect on the later of two or more approximations based on introduced evidence prior to the estimation, Note: no logical connection between each approximation.

Self-serving bias: occurs when one attributes their successes to controllable factors or those that occur as a result of ones “free-will” (see waking life), but regard ones failures to precarious circumstances. It also refers to the misconceived interpretation of ambiguous information which advocates ones own interest, whether it be a conscious act or not.

Neglect of Probability: Disregarding probability when making a decisions which does not provide enough information for one to make a just decision based on evidence. Simpler, a decision disregarding probability when probability is the key to an accurate answer.

Attentional Bias: When one does not consider all possibilities and focuses on one or two outcomes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attentional_bias Very amazing insight into the prayers and god.

Salient: Prominent

Hindsight Bias: The remembrance of an prediction in ones own favor.