Cognitive Biases
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Catalogue - Cognitive Biases
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Clustering Illusion – when randomness looks like a pattern
Do you see patterns where none exist? That’s Clustering Illusion – the tendency to overestimate the …
Pareidolia – when your brain sees patterns that aren’t there
Do you see faces in clouds or hear ‘hidden messages’ in music? That’s pareidolia – the tendency to p…
Actor-Observer Bias – when you blame circumstances for yourself but personality for others
Late to a meeting? Well, traffic was terrible! Someone else is late? They must be irresponsible. Tha…
Defensive Attribution – when you blame more as the harm gets worse or feels personal
Do you feel a stronger urge to blame someone when an accident is severe or hits close to home? That’…
Extrinsic Incentives Bias – when you think others work for rewards, but you work for passion
Do you think your colleagues work just for money while you do it out of passion? That’s Extrinsic In…
Group Attribution Error – when you judge a whole group based on one person
Did you meet one rude tourist and assume their entire country is like that? That’s Group Attribution…
Hostile Attribution Bias – when you see hostility even where there is none
Did someone bump into you, and you assume it was on purpose? That’s Hostile Attribution Bias – the t…
Intentionality Bias – when you assume everything is done on purpose
Did someone step on your foot, and you assume they did it on purpose? That’s Intentionality Bias – t…
Just-World Hypothesis – when you believe people get what they deserve
Do you think poor people are just lazy and rich people earned their success? That’s Just-World Hypot…