Base Rate Fallacy
A cognitive bias where people ignore general statistical information in favor of specific information.
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Affective Forecasting
The process of predicting how one will feel in the future, which often involves biases and inaccuracies.
Illusion of Completeness
A cognitive bias where users believe they have explored all available content, even when more is present.
Boundary Extension
A cognitive bias where people remember scenes as being more expansive than they actually were.
Positivity Effect
A cognitive bias where individuals tend to focus on positive information or events more than negative ones, especially as they age.
Overconfidence Effect
A cognitive bias where a person's subjective confidence in their judgments is greater than their objective accuracy.
Loss Aversion
A cognitive bias where the pain of losing is psychologically more powerful than the pleasure of gaining.
Peak End Rule
A cognitive bias where people judge an experience largely based on how they felt at its peak (most intense point) and its end, rather than the total sum of the experience.
Ostrich Effect
A cognitive bias where people avoid negative information or situations, preferring to remain uninformed or ignore problems.