Licensing Effect
A cognitive bias where people allow themselves to indulge after doing something positive, believing they have earned it.
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Intentionality Bias
The tendency to attribute intentional actions to others' behaviors, often overestimating their intent.
Overconfidence Effect
A cognitive bias where a person's subjective confidence in their judgments is greater than their objective accuracy.
Impact Bias
The tendency to overestimate the duration or intensity of the emotional impact of future events.
Behavioral Product Design
Designing products that leverage behavioral science to influence user behavior in positive ways.
Illusion of Control
The tendency for people to overestimate their ability to control events.
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.
Mood-Congruent Memory Bias
The tendency for individuals to recall information that is consistent with their current mood.
Hindsight Bias
A cognitive bias where people perceive past events as having been more predictable than they actually were.