Cognitive Biases Flashcard

Cognitive Biases Flashcard

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Margarita Ryazantseva

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1.

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What is the bandwagon effect?

Back

a psychological phenomenon where people adopt certain behaviors, styles, or attitudes simply because others are doing so

2.

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Front

What is the anchoring/focusing effect?

Back

Tendency to over-focus on one snippet of information

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is stereotyping?

Back

simplified or generalized idea about a particular group or category of people

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is confirmation bias?

Back

The tendency to listen more often to information that confirms our beliefs

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the false consensus effect?

Back

The tendency people have to overestimate how much other people agree with their own beliefs

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the halo effect?

Back

The tendency for an initial impression of a person to influence what we think of them overall

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Optimism bias

Back

Tendency to overestimate the likelihood that good things will happen to us

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