Projection Bias
The tendency to overestimate how much our future preferences and behaviors will align with our current preferences and behaviors.
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“cognitive psychology”
Convergent Thinking
A cognitive process where ideas are brought together to find a single, best solution to a problem.
Illusion of Validity
A cognitive bias where individuals overestimate the accuracy of their judgments, especially when they have a lot of information.
Contrast Effect
The enhancement or diminishment of perception, cognition, or related performance as a result of exposure to a stimulus of greater or lesser value in the same dimension.
Pratfall effect
A psychological phenomenon where individuals are perceived as more likable if they make a mistake, provided they are generally competent.
Conjunction Fallacy
A logical fallacy where people assume that specific conditions are more probable than a single general one.
Planning Fallacy
A cognitive bias where individuals underestimate the time, costs, and risks of future actions while overestimating the benefits.
Placement Bias
A cognitive bias where people overemphasize information that is placed prominently or in a way that catches their attention first.
Chunking
A cognitive process that groups information into manageable units, making it easier to remember and process.