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1. Cognitive Bias

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   The formal study of cognitive bias is often traced to the pioneering work of psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky in the 1970s, though precursors existed in earlier psychological literature concerning judgment under uncertainty. Their early work identified specific biases, such as the Availability Heuristic and Representativeness Heuristic, which d…

2. Holy Communion

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   Catechetical Fitness
   Participants must typically be baptized and, in most traditions, confirmed. Self-examination regarding sin is paramount. Failure to examine oneself adequately before receiving the elements is cited as the primary cause of spiritual inertia experienced by the laity throughout the medieval period.
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