Cognitive Biases

HOW OUR MINDS TRICK USCOGNITIVE BIASES AND STUFF

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September 2013

Wednesday 18 September 13





CONFIRMATION BIAS


GAMBLER’S AND“HOT-HAND” FALLACIES


IN-GROUP BIASWednesday 18 September 13

STOCKHOLM SYNDROMEWednesday 18 September 13

POST-PURCHASE RATIONALIZATION

A.K.A. BUYER’S STOCKHOLM SYNDROMEWednesday 18 September 13

NEGATIVITY BIAS


NEGLECTING PROBABILITYWednesday 18 September 13

OBSERVATIONAL SELECTION BIAS


BANDWAGON EFFECTWednesday 18 September 13

STATUS QUO BIASWednesday 18 September 13

ANCHORINGA.K.A. FOCALISM


FALSE-CONSENSUS EFFECTWednesday 18 September 13

SURVIVORSHIP BIASWednesday 18 September 13

THE CURRENT MOMENT BIASWednesday 18 September 13

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9831521

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_biases_in_judgement_and_decision_making

http://www.amazon.ca/The-Better-Angels-Our-Nature/dp/0670022950














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