Visual Fluency
The ease with which visual information can be processed and understood by the viewer.
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“cognitive processes”
Category Size Bias
A cognitive bias where people judge the likelihood of an event based on the size of its category rather than its actual probability.
Law of the Instrument
Also known as "Maslow's Hammer," a cognitive bias where people rely too heavily on a familiar tool or method, often summarized as "if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.".
Pessimism Bias
A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the likelihood of negative outcomes.
Serial Position Effect
A cognitive bias where people tend to remember the first and last items in a series better than those in the middle, impacting recall and memory.
Confirmation Bias
The tendency to search for, interpret, and remember information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.
Expectation Bias
A cognitive bias where individuals' expectations influence their perceptions and judgments.
Wizard
A step-by-step guide that helps users complete a complex task by breaking it down into manageable steps.
Decision Theory
The study of how individuals make choices among alternatives and the principles that guide these choices.