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Anchoring<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first thing you experience influences all subsequent experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Availability heuristic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your most recent, emotional, and\/or unique experiences are the first ones you turn to when making judgments\/justifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Backfire effect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You consider a challenge to your belief as an attack and therefore double down on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barnum effect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presented with vague data, your brain fills in the gaps, making it seem specific\/personal to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belief bias<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You refuse to question certain treasured beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bystander effect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You assume others will respond before you in an emergency\/time of need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Confirmation bias<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are more likely to agree with information that supports your prior conclusions (and ignore information that doesn\u2019t).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curse of knowledge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After learning something, you assume it\u2019s obvious to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Declinism<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You ignore the complexity of past experiences when comparing them to current experiences, ergo the past was better than the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dunning-Kruger effect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experts know things are complex and underestimate their abilities; novices have an overly simple view and overestimate their abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Framing effect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The context and subtle cues inherent in a situation manipulate your decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fundamental attribution error<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You judge your own behavior considering intent and circumstance, but write others off as always exhibiting certain behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Groupthink<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dissent is avoided; stagnant conformity preserved (because conflict scares you).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halo effect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your criticisms of people are influenced by how attractive they are, or how much you like them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In-group bias<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those in your own group are favored as better (right more often or more distinctive).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just world hypothesis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You believe the world you prefer (where things are \u201cfair\u201d and you\u2019re allowed to do what you want) must exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Negativity bias<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Negative experiences are disproportionately remembered and influential to decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Placebo effect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can dupe yourself into feeling symptoms\/relief just because treatment has happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reactance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you feel you are being forced, or that your perspective\/time is not respected by someone\u2019s requests, you are likely to do the opposite or resist, disregarding whether the request is good or bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self-serving bias<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You credit yourself for your successes but blame others for your failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spotlight effect<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You overestimate how much people notice your behavior or appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunk cost fallacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019ve invested in something, you don\u2019t want to let it go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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