Experimenter Bias
A bias that occurs when researchers' expectations influence the outcome of a study.
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InfoVis
Information Visualization (InfoVis) is the study and practice of visual representations of abstract data to reinforce human cognition.
Relativity
A principle often used in behavioral economics that suggests people evaluate options based on relative comparisons rather than absolute values.
Spacing Effect
A learning phenomenon where information is better retained when study sessions are spaced out over time rather than crammed in a short period.
Reciprocity
A social norm of responding to a positive action with another positive action, fostering mutual benefit and cooperation.
Behaviorism
A theoretical approach that focuses on observable behaviors and dismisses internal processes, emphasizing the role of environmental factors in shaping behavior.
Diversification Bias
A cognitive bias where people prefer a greater variety of options when making simultaneous choices compared to sequential choices.
Proportionality Bias
The tendency to believe that large or significant events must have large or significant causes.
Take the Best Heuristic
A decision-making rule where individuals choose the option with the highest perceived value based on the first good reason that comes to mind, ignoring other information.