Cognative Biases Flashcards
1
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Confirmation Bias
A
Tendency to seek out and only use confirming evidence.
2
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Motivated reasoning
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Reasoning for the purpose of supporting a predetermined conclusion, not to uncover the truth.
3
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Mere Exposure Effect
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The fact that simply being exposed to words or images can make us feel more comfortable with them.
4
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False Consensus Effect
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The tendency to overestimate the degree to which other people share our opinions, attitudes, and preferences.
5
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
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The less skilled or competent a person is, the more likely they are to be confident in their judgements and views on a topic.
6
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Availability error
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Giving more consideration to evidence simply because it is more psychologically available.
