Contributed Pages
The Spacing Effect: Why Cramming Fails and Spaced Practice Wins When Notes Fly The spacing effect explained through Ebbinghaus, the Cepeda meta-analysis, and Bjork's desirable difficulties, with a practical guide to spaced study. EBEmir Baycan
The Science of Sleep Deprivation When Notes Fly Sleep deprivation impairs cognition as severely as alcohol intoxication, disrupts hormones, and causes lasting brain damage. EBEmir Baycan
Unpacking the Psychology of Persuasion When Notes Fly Cialdini's principles and various theories elucidate the deep psychological mechanisms involved in persuasion. EBEmir Baycan
The Implicit Association Test: Measuring Hidden Bias When Notes Fly Anthony Greenwald, Debbie McGhee, and Jordan Schwartz's 1998 paper introduced a test that could measure racial bias in milliseconds. EBEmir Baycan
The Fundamental Attribution Error: Judging Others vs. Ourselves When Notes Fly In 1967, Edward Jones and Victor Harris asked students to rate the true attitudes of essayists who had written pro-Castro arguments. When told the writer... EBEmir Baycan
The Availability Heuristic When Notes Fly Tversky and Kahneman asked subjects whether more English words begin with the letter K or have K as their third letter. Most said K-first, wrong by a... EBEmir Baycan
Tacit Knowledge: Understanding Unwritten Expertise When Notes Fly Unpack Polanyi's concept of tacit knowledge and its importance for organizations in leveraging unarticulated skills. EBEmir Baycan
System Justification Theory and Its Social Implications When Notes Fly System justification theory explains why disadvantaged groups defend harmful systems and their impact on societal structures. EBEmir Baycan
Sunk Cost Fallacy and Its Effect on Decision Making When Notes Fly The Concorde project exemplifies the sunk cost fallacy, where past investments lead to persistence in bad decisions. EBEmir Baycan
Stereotype Threat: When Fear of Confirming Becomes Real When Notes Fly In 1995, Claude Steele and Joshua Aronson gave Black and white Stanford students a difficult verbal test. EBEmir Baycan