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10 Cognitive Biases We Should Never Fall Prey To [Thread]
1. Anchoring Bias
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚓️" title="Anker" aria-label="Emoji: Anker">
The tendency to place excessive weight on one piece of information - used in sale prices a lot
1. Anchoring Bias
The tendency to place excessive weight on one piece of information - used in sale prices a lot
2. Confirmation Bias https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙆♂️" title="Mann gestikuliert „OK“" aria-label="Emoji: Mann gestikuliert „OK“">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙅♂️" title="Mann gestikuliert „Nicht OK“" aria-label="Emoji: Mann gestikuliert „Nicht OK“">
The tendency to easily accept information that confirms your pov and reject information that does not support it
The tendency to easily accept information that confirms your pov and reject information that does not support it
3. Dunning-Kruger Effect https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht">
The tendency for incompetent people to overestimate their competence and vice-versa
The tendency for incompetent people to overestimate their competence and vice-versa
4. Knowledge Bias https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🦧" title="Orang-Utan" aria-label="Emoji: Orang-Utan">
The tendency to avoid looking at an issue from the perspective of a less informed person.
Empathy is key
The tendency to avoid looking at an issue from the perspective of a less informed person.
Empathy is key
5. Functional Fixedness https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛠️" title="Hammer und Schraubenschlüssel" aria-label="Emoji: Hammer und Schraubenschlüssel">
The tendency to utilizing an object or idea in only the way it is used - i.e. Instagram is only used to show off your life
The tendency to utilizing an object or idea in only the way it is used - i.e. Instagram is only used to show off your life
6. Mere Exposure Effect https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤩" title="Vom Star geblendet" aria-label="Emoji: Vom Star geblendet">
The tendency to like something just because you& #39;re familiar with it
The tendency to like something just because you& #39;re familiar with it
7. Not Invented Here Bias https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🗺️" title="Weltkarte" aria-label="Emoji: Weltkarte">
The tendency to discount information, ideas, standards or products developed outside of a certain group
The tendency to discount information, ideas, standards or products developed outside of a certain group
8. Reactance https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👺" title="Japanischer Kobold" aria-label="Emoji: Japanischer Kobold">
The tendency to do the opposite of what you want to do to preserve your freedom of choice
The tendency to do the opposite of what you want to do to preserve your freedom of choice
9. Survivorship Bias https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍎" title="Roter Apfel" aria-label="Emoji: Roter Apfel">
The tendency to hate associate a certain action to the reason why someone became successful.
I.e. Steve Jobs only slept for x hours a day and he became a billionaire.
The tendency to hate associate a certain action to the reason why someone became successful.
I.e. Steve Jobs only slept for x hours a day and he became a billionaire.
10. System Justification Bias https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤖" title="Robotergesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Robotergesicht">
The tendency to try to actively maintain the status quo. The classic "It& #39;s always been that way" doesn& #39;t mean its inherently right.
Stay woke fam.
The tendency to try to actively maintain the status quo. The classic "It& #39;s always been that way" doesn& #39;t mean its inherently right.
Stay woke fam.
