174 notes tagged with "cognitive-bias"

Tip of the tongue

There are times when we can't recall a word from memory - even though we think that we are close to remembering it.

Tagged with: #cognitive-bias, #cbias-memory, #cbias-memory-experience, #memory

Published on 8 months ago

Trait ascription bias

We think that our traits, attitudes, behaviors, moods are relatively variable(it can change as needed) - but other peoples traits are more predictable and static.

Tagged with: #cognitive-bias, #cbias-act-fast, #cbias-act-fast-important, #attributional-bias

Published on 8 months ago

Law of the instrument

We tend to over-rely on a familiar tool.

Tagged with: #cognitive-bias, #cbias-act-fast, #cbias-autonomy

Published on 8 months ago

Unit bias

We want to finish a unit of anything we are consuming - we don't want to stop in the middle.

Tagged with: #cognitive-bias, #cbias-act-fast, #cbias-finish

Published on 8 months ago

Less-is-better effect

lesser option is preferred when evaluated separately.

Tagged with: #cognitive-bias, #cbias-avoid-irreversible, #cbias-prefer-simple

Published on 8 months ago

Von Restorff effect

If there are multiple similar stimuli, we remember the one that differs from the rest.

Tagged with: #cognitive-bias, #cbias-information-overload, #cbias-notice-specific

Published on 8 months ago

Law of narrative gravity

Public and press likes narratives. More widely accepted a narrative is, the more it shapes the perception of facts.

Tagged with: #cognitive-bias, #cbias-information-overload, #cbias-notice-confirmation

Published on 8 months ago

Zero risk bias

We prefer to eliminate risks **completely** in a smaller part rather than reduce overall risk even if the second option reduces risk to a greater extend.

Tagged with: #cognitive-bias, #cbias-act-fast, #cbias-finish

Published on 8 months ago

Weber–Fechner law

Perceived difference is not the same as actual difference.

Tagged with: #cognitive-bias, #cbias-information-overload, #cbias-notice-change

Published on 8 months ago

Well-traveled road effect

Tendency to think that traveling to an unfamiliar place has taken longer - but an equal time journey in very familiar route would feel shorter.

Tagged with: #cognitive-bias, #cbias-need-meaning, #cbias-known-things-better

Published on 8 months ago

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