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Learning to Learn: Five Cognitive Biases and

How to Fight Them

Ally GreerCommunity Manager, Scoop.it

Friday, November 1, 13

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The goal: using our brains to their fullest potential to become

better critical thinkers.


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The challenge:


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What is a cognitive bias?

The tendency to think in a certain way that

could affect the rationality and accuracy of assertions.


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Why should I care?


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As a good critical thinker, you can...

Lead others to intelligent conclusions

Become a thought leader

Gain authority and trust


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The backfire effectThe rejection of evidence that contradicts your point of view.


View your opinions as hypotheses. Accept contradicting data as

new knowledge.

The anti-backfire effect


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The hard-easy biasOverconfidence in easy

situations and under confidence in difficult situations.


The anti-hard-easy biasDefine, recognize, and

leverage your capabilities and weaknesses.


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Compounding a bad investment because “it’s already bad.”

Irrational escalation


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Anti-irrational escalationIf one thing turns out badly, the

best thing to do is to make the rest of it turn out well.

Crisis averted.


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The observer-expectancy effectWhen expectations influence outcome.


The anti-observer-expectancy effect

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Re-open your mind. Data rarely lies.


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The desire to do the opposite of what you’re asked or advised,

simply to prove your freedom of choice.

Reactance


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Swallow your pride. They have your best

interests in mind, and are still aware of your

free will.

Anti-reactance


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Read more info and find examples here.


http://blog.scoop.it/2013/10/24/learning-to-learn-fighting-cognitive-biases/