Status Quo Bias
A cognitive bias that leads individuals to prefer things to remain the same rather than change, often resisting new options or changes.
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Optimal Arousal Theory
A theory that suggests there is an optimal level of arousal for peak performance, and too much or too little arousal can negatively impact performance.
Projection Bias
The tendency to overestimate how much our future preferences and behaviors will align with our current preferences and behaviors.
Conjunction Fallacy
A logical fallacy where people assume that specific conditions are more probable than a single general one.
Intentionality Bias
The tendency to attribute intentional actions to others' behaviors, often overestimating their intent.
Affect Heuristic
A mental shortcut where current emotions influence decisions, often bypassing logic and reasoning.
Information Bias
A cognitive bias where people seek out more information than is needed to make a decision, often leading to analysis paralysis.
Visual Fluency
The ease with which visual information can be processed and understood by the viewer.
Perky Effect
A phenomenon where vivid mental images can interfere with actual perception, causing individuals to mistake imagined experiences for real ones.