Survey respondents will give answers that be viewed favourably by others.
You overestimate the probability of something that you hear more often/remember easily.
We want to have a sense of cognitive consistency to maintain a positive self image.
We tend to have more defined and articulated goals about parts of our lives which has lower priority.
Belief that your situation is a zero sum situation and competing - even when there are unlimited resources.
Tendency to think that travelling to an unfamiliar place has taken longer - but an equal time journey in very familiar route would feel shorter.
Perceived difference is not the same as actual difference.
Explains the negative behaviours of out-group(others) to personality defects and negative behaviours of the in-group(us) to external circumstances or chance.
We think that our traits, attitudes, behaviours, moods are relatively variable(it can change as needed) - but other peoples traits are more predictable and static.
We underestimate time saved when moving from a relatively smaller speed to higher speed. Also, we overestimate time saved when moving from a relatively faster speed to even faster speed.