Curiosity, Learning Something for the Joy of It, and the Thrill

question 7

True/False

Curiosity, learning something for the joy of it, and the thrill of discovering something new are marks of fluid intelligence.

Identify and explain theories related to dreams and dreaming.

Understand the role of brain waves in relaxation and different states of consciousness.

Recognize the concept of selective attention and its implications on consciousness.

Describe the phenomena associated with sleep transition phases, including hypnagogic hallucinations and sleep paralysis.

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Definitions:

Overconfidence Bias

The tendency for an individual to overestimate their abilities, knowledge, or performance capabilities.

Hindsight Bias

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, often referred to as the "I-knew-it-all-along" effect.

Pragmatics

The branch of linguistics focused on the ways in which context contributes to meaning, including how speakers use and understand statements.

Semantics

Semantics involves the study of meaning in language, including how words and sentences convey meaning.