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What Are Some of the Key Psychological Insights Provided by Contemporary

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What are some of the key psychological insights provided by contemporary psychoanalytic research? Which ideas of Freud appear to have stood the test of time?


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Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias that causes individuals to see themselves in a more favorable light, attributing successes to internal factors and failures to external factors.

Situational Bias

The effect that context or environment can have on an individual's behaviour or decisions, often leading to skewed perceptions or judgements.

Internal Bias

Refers to the personal, often unconscious, predispositions or tendencies that affect one's decisions, perceptions, and interactions.

Proximity

The physical closeness or distance between two points or objects.

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