57 Cognitive Biases That Screw Up How We Think
The Galatea effect, attentional bias, recency, and more. ;
Reading about how brains work is nothing short of fascinating. Here are some of the most intersting:
Attention bias: When you only consider a few options or outcomes even though there are truly many more possibilities.
Backfire effect: When you reject evidence that proves you wrong even though you know the evidence is correct.
Bias blind spots: Failure to recognize your cognitive biases (how meta!)
Frequency illusion: When something you just learned about suddenly appears everywhere.
Reactance: Doing something opposite what you're asked to do to demonstrate your freedom of choice.
Reading about how brains work is nothing short of fascinating. Here are some of the most intersting:
Attention bias: When you only consider a few options or outcomes even though there are truly many more possibilities.
Backfire effect: When you reject evidence that proves you wrong even though you know the evidence is correct.
Bias blind spots: Failure to recognize your cognitive biases (how meta!)
Frequency illusion: When something you just learned about suddenly appears everywhere.
Reactance: Doing something opposite what you're asked to do to demonstrate your freedom of choice.