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  2. Confirmation bias - Wikipedia

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    Confirmation bias (also confirmatory bias, myside bias, [a] or congeniality bias[2]) is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values. [3] People display this bias when they select information that supports their views, ignoring contrary information, or when ...

  3. Near-field communication - Wikipedia

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    This chip is commonly found in smartphones and other NFC devices. Near-field communication (NFC) is a set of communication protocols that enables communication between two electronic devices over a distance of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) or less. [1] NFC offers a low-speed connection through a simple setup that can be used for the bootstrapping of ...

  4. Metacognition - Wikipedia

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    Metacognition and self directed learning. Metacognition is an awareness of one's thought processes and an understanding of the patterns behind them. The term comes from the root word meta, meaning "beyond", or "on top of". [1] Metacognition can take many forms, such as reflecting on one's ways of thinking, and knowing when and how oneself and ...

  5. Autonomy - Wikipedia

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    Autonomy. In developmental psychology and moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy[note 1] is the capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision. Autonomous organizations or institutions are independent or self-governing. Autonomy can also be defined from a human resources perspective, where it denotes a (relatively high) level ...

  6. Social support - Wikipedia

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    Social support. Social support is the perception and actuality that one is cared for, has assistance available from other people, and most popularly, that one is part of a supportive social network. These supportive resources can be emotional (e.g., nurturance), informational (e.g., advice), or companionship (e.g., sense of belonging); tangible ...

  7. Milestones: A look back at AOL's 35 year history as an ...

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    For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ... 1995: Company reaches one million users. 1996: ...

  8. Gateway (telecommunications) - Wikipedia

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    A gateway is a piece of networking hardware or software used in telecommunications networks that allows data to flow from one discrete network to another. Gateways are distinct from routers or switches in that they communicate using more than one protocol to connect multiple networks [1] [2] and can operate at any of the seven layers of the OSI model.

  9. Eisegesis - Wikipedia

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    Eisegesis (/ ˌaɪsɪˈdʒiːsɪs /) is the process of interpreting text in such a way as to introduce one's own presuppositions, agendas or biases. It is commonly referred to as reading into the text. [1] It is often done to "prove" a pre-held point of concern, and to provide confirmation bias corresponding with the pre-held interpretation and ...