Cognitieve biases

Question 1

Dualistic thinking

Answer 1

tendency to attribute mental properties to non-natural beings: mind would be separate from the body. (Especially with children without having learned anything  a stuffed animal has feelings

Question 2

Teleological thinking

Answer 2

assigning a purpose to what a person has to explain

Question 3

Essentialism

Answer 3

we tend to think strongly essential about objects or persons. E.g. a tomato has an essence

Question 4

Anthropomorphisms

Answer 4

Attribute human traits to someone or something else. For example, seeing a face in the front of a car. These biases make people believe in a creation like God, a soul, the afterlife and, maybe, consciousness