Hot Hand Fallacy
The mistaken belief that a person who has experienced success in a random event has a higher probability of further success in additional attempts.
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“perception bias”
Perceptual Set
The tendency to perceive and interpret information based on prior experiences and expectations, influencing how different users perceive design differently.
Illusory Correlation
The perception of a relationship between two variables when no such relationship exists.
Reference Dependence
A cognitive bias where individuals evaluate outcomes relative to a reference point rather than on an absolute scale.
Availability Heuristic
A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.
Mental Accounting
A behavioral economics concept where people categorize and treat money differently depending on its source or intended use.
Zero Price Effect
A phenomenon where people perceive an item as more valuable when it is free, leading to an increased likelihood of choosing the free item over a discounted one.
Centre-Stage Effect
The tendency for people to pay more attention to items placed in the center of a visual field.