Etc.Wow, I had a complete cognitive breakdown on that one

Conformation Bias http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias Cognitive Bias http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_bias Throw in societies "noise" or distortion if you may, you kind of have the whole thing in a nutshell WHOA Jeff, you give most people (myself included) too much credit here, never hoped/considered that thought process to be so complex as described above.Although word on the street is, there are some intelligent people out there, not stupid...

Things like that are very important to know and be cognitive of. 

Conversely. those that express gratitude for my comparitive analysis of the potential of their turnkey property and the idea of evaluating it against the standard benchmark, the S&P 500, are intellectually curious people who are willing to change their opinion based on new information coming in and shows cognitive fluidity of the mind which historically marked the trajectory towards maturity from apes to what we now call the human species.

This is exactly what I was thinking, and when I hear statements like "buy below market" it creates a lot of cognitive dissonance for me.

While it did not affect my speech, it did have tremendous effect upon my cognitive skills.

Our only significant issue arose because we wavered from our target market and accepted a roomer who was not a student (international or otherwise) and, as it turned out, had cognitive challenges.  

Consult with your attorney.Lead is terrible for children, it accumulates in the fatty tissues and can hinder cognitive development.

%'s are just a cognitive tool... a very important oneLooks like we live 20 min away, maybe our paths will cross some day and we can go on an even longer tangent about percentages!  

The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, also known as the frequency illusion, is a cognitive bias that causes people to see something they've just noticed everywhere.