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Four ways your brain is playing tricks on you | BBC Ideas
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Tracy Wang posted on 2020/02/19Ever wonder why you sometimes make decisions that don't seem to make sense? This fascinating video dives into four ways your brain plays tricks on you, like confirmation bias and the self-serving bias, and you'll pick up some great vocabulary for everyday discussions! It's a fantastic way to boost your knowledge learning and practice practical, daily language skills.
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US /ˈkɑɡnɪtɪv/
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UK /ˈkɒgnətɪv/
- Adjective
- The process of knowing and remembering
- Relating to the ability to think and reason.
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US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/
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UK /prə'ses/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
A2TOEIC
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US /ˈfɪɡjɚ/
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UK /ˈfiɡə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To appear in a game, play or event
- To calculate how much something will cost
- Noun
- Your body shape
- Numbers in a calculation
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US /ɔlˈtɚnətɪv, æl-/
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UK /ɔ:lˈtɜ:nətɪv/
- Countable Noun
- Something different you can choose
- Adjective
- A different choice
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