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What is Wikipedia good for?
Wikipedia is a great place to start your research, giving you background information on your topic and possible keywords to help you conduct more in-depth research elsewhere. 4. Sources used in the articles are cited, allowing further investigation into any topic.
Why do you prefer Wikipedia?
Wikipedia has information on almost any topic. It’s easy and fast to use. For the most part, the information is quite current. Some entries are updated almost every day (some entries even more frequently).
How do you do Wikipedia?
Steps to creating a Wikipedia page
- Do your research first. Before creating any content on Wikipedia, learn about the Wikipedia community and how it works.
- Create an account.
- Start small.
- Gather your sources.
- Write the copy.
- Submit the page for review.
What is the difference between familiar and unfamiliar situations?
Familiar situations are processed in a system involving the frontal and temporal lobes whereas unfamiliar situations are processed in the frontal and parietal lobes. These two similar but dissociated processes provide a biological explanation for the differences between heuristic reasoning and formal logic.
What is a familiar spirit?
A familiar spirit – (alter ego, doppelgänger, personal demon, personal totem, spirit companion) is the double, the alter ego, of an individual. It does not look like the individual concerned.
What is the familiarity heuristic in psychology?
Familiarity heuristic. In psychology, a heuristic is an easy-to-compute procedure or “rule of thumb” that people use when forming beliefs, judgments or decisions. The familiarity heuristic was developed based on the discovery of the availability heuristic by psychologists Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman;
What are familiars in Wicca?
Since the 20th century some magical practitioners, including adherents of the Neopagan religion of Wicca, use the concept of familiars, due to their association with older forms of magic. These contemporary practitioners use pets or wildlife, or believe that invisible versions of familiars act as magical aids.