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1. Anchoring:
The first thing you judge influences your judgement of all that follows.
The first thing you judge influences your judgement of all that follows.
2. The Sunk Cost Fallacy
Your irrational cling to things that have already cost you something.
Your irrational cling to things that have already cost you something.
3. The Availability Heuristic
Your judgments are influenced what springs most easily to mind.
Your judgments are influenced what springs most easily to mind.
4. The Curse of Knowledge
Once you understand something you presume it to be obvious to everyone.
Once you understand something you presume it to be obvious to everyone.
5. Confirmation Bias
You favor things that confirm your existing beliefs.
You favor things that confirm your existing beliefs.
6. The Dunning-Kruger Effect
The more you know, the less confident you're likely to be.
The more you know, the less confident you're likely to be.
7. Belief Bias
If a conclusion supports your existing beliefs, you'll rationalize anything that supports it.
If a conclusion supports your existing beliefs, you'll rationalize anything that supports it.
8. Self-serving Bias
You believe your failures are due to external factors, yet you're responsible for your successes.
You believe your failures are due to external factors, yet you're responsible for your successes.
9. The Backfire Effect
When some aspect of your core beliefs is challenged, it can cause you to believe even more strongly.
When some aspect of your core beliefs is challenged, it can cause you to believe even more strongly.
10. The Barnum Effect
You see personal specifics in vague statements by filling in the gaps.
You see personal specifics in vague statements by filling in the gaps.
11. Groupthink
You let the social dynamics of a group situation override the best outcomes.
You let the social dynamics of a group situation override the best outcomes.
12. Negativity Bias
You allow negative things to disproportionately influence your thinking.
You allow negative things to disproportionately influence your thinking.
13. Declinism
You remember the past as better than it was, and expect the future to be worse than it will likely be.
You remember the past as better than it was, and expect the future to be worse than it will likely be.
14. The Framing Effect
You allow yourself to be unduly influenced by context and delivery.
You allow yourself to be unduly influenced by context and delivery.
15. Fundamental Attribution Error
You judge others on their character, but yourself on the situation.
You judge others on their character, but yourself on the situation.
16. The Halo Effect
How much you like someone, or how attractive they are, influences your other judgments of them.
How much you like someone, or how attractive they are, influences your other judgments of them.
17. Optimism Bias
You overestimate the likelihood of positive outcomes.
You overestimate the likelihood of positive outcomes.
18. Pessimism Bias
You overestimate the likelihood of negative outcomes.
You overestimate the likelihood of negative outcomes.
19. Just-world Hypothesis
Your preference for justice makes you presume it exists.
Your preference for justice makes you presume it exists.
20. In-group Bias
You unfairly favor those who belong to your group.
You unfairly favor those who belong to your group.
21. The Placebo Effect
If you believe you're taking medicine it can sometimes 'work' even if it's fake.
If you believe you're taking medicine it can sometimes 'work' even if it's fake.
22. The Bystander Effect
You presume someone else is going to do something in an emergency situation.
You presume someone else is going to do something in an emergency situation.
23. Reactance
You'd rather do the opposite of what someone is trying to make you do.
You'd rather do the opposite of what someone is trying to make you do.
24. The Spotlight Effect
You overestimate how much people notice how you look and act.
You overestimate how much people notice how you look and act.
