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    miscalculate
    /ˌmɪsˈkalkjʊleɪt/

    verb

    • 1. calculate (an amount or measurement) wrongly: "they miscalculated the number of new houses that would need to be built"

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  2. 3 days ago · noun. a mistake in calculating. synonyms: misestimation, misreckoning. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Miscalculation." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/miscalculation. Accessed 03 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family.

  3. 4 days ago · Type 2 judgments are less likely if the person is distracted. = true. The dual-process model proposes that people have two distinct means of making judgments. ____ refers to the fast, easy sort of thinking, and ___ refers to the slower, more effortful thinking. Type 1, type 2.

  4. 2 days ago · gambling, the betting or staking of something of value, with consciousness of risk and hope of gain, on the outcome of a game, a contest, or an uncertain event whose result may be determined by chance or accident or have an unexpected result by reason of the bettor’s miscalculation.

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  5. 4 days ago · Within that structure, it's common for writers to miscalculate the scope required. They might open the literature review far too broadly, dedicating disproportionate space to developing background information or general theory; alternately, they might rush into the narrowest part of the discussion, failing to develop any sense of surrounding ...

  6. 3 days ago · Memory is the encoding, storage, and retrieval in the human mind of past experiences. The basic pattern of remembering involves attention to an event followed by representation of that event in the brain. Repeated attention, or practice, enables activities such as playing a musical instrument or recitation of a poem.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  7. 1 day ago · The scientific method is an empirical method for acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century. The scientific method involves careful observation coupled with rigorous scepticism, because cognitive assumptions can distort the interpretation of the observation.

  8. 4 days ago · Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like A cognitive shortcut that speeds decision making is called a(n) -mnemonic. -schema. -heuristic. -assimilation., The availability heuristic suggests that -we categorize information based on how representative it is of a stereotype. -we judge the probability of an event on the size of the competing sample. -we base the frequencies of events on the ease to which information regarding that event comes to mind. -we use others ...