Psych Tricks & Biases

What is the anchoring effect in decision-making?

Forgetting older facts too quickly Judging value based on emotions Preferring options that appear last Relying too heavily on the first piece of information given None

What does confirmation bias cause us to do?

Prefer randomness over order Forget past memories quickly Reject information we agree with Seek out information that supports our beliefs None

The tendency to hallucinate movement

Mistaking kindness for intelligence Believing attractive people are dishonest Assuming someone's qualities based on one positive trait Associating personality with weather None

What is the spotlight effect?

Fear of literal spotlights Overemphasis on visual memory Tendency to remember details in the dark Belief that others notice us more than they really do None

Which bias leads people to believe events were more predictable after they happen?

Recency effect Hindsight bias Anchoring bias Availability bias None

What is change blindness?

Failure to notice major changes in a visual scene The tendency to hallucinate movement Fear of unexpected images Inability to remember color sequences None

What is the availability heuristic?

Tendency to choose the rarest outcome Judging likelihood based on how easily examples come to mind Belief in fate over logic A type of loss aversion None

What is cognitive dissonance?

A bias for thinking visually Confusion caused by sensory overload Mental discomfort from holding conflicting beliefs Inability to solve logical problems None

What is the Dunning-Kruger effect?

Experts always appear overconfident People with low ability overestimate their competence People with high intelligence underestimate others People are more biased when well-informed None

What is the illusion of control?

elief that we can influence outcomes we actually can't Thinking others control our thoughts Assuming the world is random and uncontrollable Losing the sense of time while focused None

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