Psych Tricks & Biases

What is cognitive dissonance?

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

What is the anchoring effect in decision-making?

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

What is the Dunning-Kruger effect?

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

What is the spotlight effect?

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

What does confirmation bias cause us to do?

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

What is change blindness?

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

What is the illusion of control?

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

The tendency to hallucinate movement

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

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

Recency effect Anchoring bias Availability bias Hindsight bias None

What is the availability heuristic?

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

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