https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7 Post a short description of an additional cognitive bias (i.e.; not confirmation, observation-selection, or negativity bias). en-us 2016-08-25 23:36:22 UTC 2016-08-29 02:17:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hotsun.png solhopkins https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120213234 The tendency to neglect probability, often when to do with danger and uncontrollable situations.

Eg. many people are afraid of plane crashes or terrorist attacks, when just getting into a car has an immensely stronger likelihood to kill you.]]> 2016-08-29 01:41:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120213234 bellatolhurst https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120213408 Putting trust in previous events in hope/belief that it will influence future outcomes. It's the idea that if something has happened in the past, we can use this as reason to put faith in something to happen in the future. 
For example, when flipping a coin, people make predictions on what will occur based on what has already occurred. If the past 5 coin flips have been tails, then people predict that the next one will be tails too, when in truth, the past outcomes have no effect on the future. ]]> 2016-08-29 01:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120213408 jackbirdseye https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120213431 Egocentric bias is the tendency to over stress changes between the past and present in order to make oneself appear more worthy or competent than one actually is.
People with this type of bias will think they are better than average on rates of intelligence, generosity, and skills. They think that negative things will happen to them less than it will to others. A person with this bias could think they are less likely to die in a car crash or get cancer. ]]> 2016-08-29 01:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120213431 emmatam https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120213441 When one claims more personal responsibility for successes than for failures. An example is getting an A on a test and attributing it to your talent / hard work. then getting a D and blaming it on a bad teacher, noisy classroom or 'difficult test'. ]]> 2016-08-29 01:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120213441 williamhunt1 https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120213463 Ambiguity effect: Occurs when people select a known outcome due to the known probability versus the outcome with less probability. An example of this could be when we choose the things that we already like rather than the things that we are not used to. This could include choosing the cereal you've been eating for the last 10 years instead of choosing something new]]> 2016-08-29 01:43:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120213463 https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120213878 Attentional bias is the tendency of our perception to be affected by our repeated thoughts. An example of this would be that if someone were to think about hot dogs in a positive manner for a lengthy proportion of their daily life, if they were presented with a choice between a hot dog and a burger they would most likely choose the hot dog. ]]> 2016-08-29 01:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120213878 https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120214324 Status-Quo Bias is when we make decisions that guarantee things remain the same, or change as little as possible as we do not like change. ]]> 2016-08-29 01:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120214324 tomspillane https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120216118 The tendency to adopt the opinions and follow the behaviours of the majority to feel safer and to avoid conflict.
For example, when the pirate captain of a pirate ship tells other pirate captains that he is going to attack a British fleet because they are weak they decide to attack with him. They are all killed by the superior fleet. These captains took the first captains word rather than personally assessing the strength of the British.]]> 2016-08-29 02:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120216118 https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120216257 The tendency to associate person's negative or positive traits with other areas of their personality based on a single quality. 
For example, thinking someone is hard-working and intelligent just because they are attractive (even though you don't know them personally). ]]> 2016-08-29 02:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120216257 https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120217320 confirmation bias says that we like to ignore real facts that]]> 2016-08-29 02:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Oscar_Hedstrom/ihg1oxkszif7/wish/120217320