Actor-Observer Bias
A cognitive bias that causes people to attribute their own actions to situational factors while attributing others' actions to their character.
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Pessimism Bias
A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the likelihood of negative outcomes.
Dual Process Theory
A framework suggesting there are two systems of thinking: System 1 (fast, automatic) and System 2 (slow, deliberate), influencing decision-making and behavior.
Horn Effect
A cognitive bias where one negative trait of a person or thing influences the perception of other traits.
Ben Franklin Effect
A psychological phenomenon where a person who has done a favor for someone is more likely to do another favor for that person than if they had received a favor from them.
Belief Perseverance
The tendency to cling to one's beliefs even in the face of contradictory evidence.
Hard-Easy Effect
A cognitive bias where people overestimate the probability of success for difficult tasks and underestimate it for easy tasks.
Reification
A key aspect of Gestalt psychology describing the mind's ability to fill in gaps to create a whole object from incomplete elements.
Attention Bias
The tendency for people's perception to be affected by their recurring thoughts at the time.