Need for cognitive closure
Automation bias
"When making a decision, I have too much confidence in machines, and tend to neglect my own judgement."
Barnum effect
“I see myself described accurately in vague and generic descriptions of personality."
Base rate neglect fallacy
“I misjudge the probability of an event by ignoring important background information.”
Confirmation bias
“When I research a topic, I favour information that supports my hypothesis and ignore information that contradicts it.”
Conjunction fallacy
“I judge it to be more probable that two events will occur together than that one of them will occur alone.”
Escalation of commitment bias
“I keep going in the wrong direction despite increasingly negative results.”
Fundamental attribution error
“I explain the actions of a person through their personal characteristics while underestimating the influence of the situation.”
Illusion of knowledge
"I am under the impression that I know and understand more than what I really know and understand."
Illusory correlation
“I am convinced there is a link between two events I have witnessed, but they are not related.”
Impact bias
"When we think about how we will react to possible future events, we tend to overestimate both the intensity and duration of our emotions."
Outgroup homogeneity bias
“I tend to underestimate the differences among members of a group when I am not part of it.”
Plant awareness disparity
"I don’t notice plants in my environment, and I don’t recognize their importance. I think they are inferior to animals."
Repetition effect
"I judge repeated information as being more likely to be true than new information."
Stereotypes and prejudices
“Women are gentle and motherly, so it's normal for them to stay home to take care of the children.”
Zeigarnik effect
"I remember interrupted or ongoing tasks and problems more easily than I remember ones that are completed or solved."
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