Cognitive Biases by DAYANY SULEYMA PUENTES TORRES

Declinism

erherrera04 — 2024-10-21 23:46:16 UTC

It is related to nostalgia for past times and can influence the way in which social, cultural and technological changes are evaluated. This bias can lead to a pessimistic view of the future and make it difficult to recognize advances and improvements in different aspects of life.

Ikea Effect

erherrera04 — 2024-10-22 00:31:17 UTC

This effect suggests that, by investing time and effort in building something, people develop an emotional attachment and a perception of greater value towards that object, even if the end result is not necessarily of high quality.

*This phenomenon can extend to other areas, such as work or personal projects, where the investment of time and effort leads to greater satisfaction and appreciation of the result.

Self - Serving Bias

dpuentes60 — 2024-10-22 01:17:30 UTC

Tendency to attribute our achievements to internal factors such as our effort and blame external factors for our failures, related to the need to maintain a good image before other people.

Anchoring

dpuentes60 — 2024-10-22 01:42:45 UTC

consists of giving greater veracity to the information that is initially received by discarding other possibilities that may be a better option.

In-Group Favoritism

dpuentes60 — 2024-10-22 20:47:49 UTC

It consists of favoring people who are within our own group and excluding those who are not, influences the perception we have of other people and this can lead to discrimination and prejudice.

Reactance

erherrera04 — 2024-10-22 21:20:12 UTC

It occurs when people feel their autonomy threatened, which leads them to react against what is asked of them, and also increases their desire for what is forbidden.

Bystander Effect

erherrera04 — 2024-10-22 21:46:57 UTC

This bias tells us that people are less likely to help someone if they are in a crowd and this may occur because they tend to think that someone else has already provided the help they need.

Authority Bias

erherrera04 — 2024-10-22 22:06:18 UTC

It is the tendency that people have to follow orders or give more importance to the opinions given by people we consider to be authority figures, without questioning whether or not they are right or wrong.

Zero-Risk Bias

dpuentes60 — 2024-10-23 01:42:18 UTC

This bias tells us that people in any situation always seek to reduce the risk of the decisions they are going to make. For this reason, they tend to choose the least dangerous options even if this implies the loss of better opportunities that have a minimal risk.

Zeigarnik Effect

dpuentes60 — 2024-10-23 02:21:48 UTC

People tend to remember more easily the matters that for some reason have been left pending and forget the tasks that have already been performed. This can happen because our mind always seeks to keep in mind those unfinished tasks.

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dpuentes60 — 2024-10-23 02:38:44 UTC