Optimism Bias
A cognitive bias that causes people to believe they are less likely to experience negative events and more likely to experience positive events than others.
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Regressive Bias
A cognitive bias where individuals overestimate the likelihood of extreme events regressing to the mean.
Truth Bias
The tendency for people to believe that others are telling the truth, leading to a general assumption of honesty in communication.
Experimenter Bias
A bias that occurs when researchers' expectations influence the outcome of a study.
Expectation Bias
A cognitive bias where individuals' expectations influence their perceptions and judgments.
Present Bias
A cognitive bias where individuals give stronger weight to payoffs that are closer to the present time compared to those in the future.
Salience Bias
A cognitive bias where people focus on the most noticeable or prominent information while ignoring less conspicuous details.
Impact Bias
The tendency to overestimate the duration or intensity of the emotional impact of future events.
Courtesy Bias
The tendency for individuals to give positive responses or feedback out of politeness, regardless of their true feelings.