Cognitive Biases and Decision Making

Media framing is the phenomenon in which people with mental illness are more likely to be portrayed as a burden on society than people without mental illness.

Media framing is the phenomenon in which people with mental illness are more likely to be portrayed as criminals or deviants than people without mental illness.

Self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute our own successes to internal factors (e.g., skill, effort) and our failures to external factors (e.g., bad luck, difficult circumstances).

Love goggles is the tendency to perceive our romantic partners as more positive and desirable than they actually are. This phenomenon is often attributed to the influence of romantic love and the desire to maintain a positive view of our partners.

The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to attribute our own behavior to internal factors (e.g., personality, intentions) and the behavior of others to external factors (e.g., circumstances, luck).

Impression formation is the process of forming a mental representation of someone based on their appearance, behavior, and other observable characteristics. This process is influenced by a variety of factors, including our own beliefs, values, and expectations.

Illusory correlation is the tendency to perceive patterns and connections between events, even when they are not actually related. This phenomenon is often attributed to our desire to make sense of the world and to find order in random events.

The self-serving bias is a cognitive bias that leads us to attribute our successes to our own abilities and efforts, while attributing our failures to external factors, such as bad luck or the actions of others.

Confirmation bias is a cognitive bias that leads us to seek out information that confirms our existing beliefs and to ignore information that contradicts them. This can lead us to make poor decisions and to be less open to new ideas.

The fundamental attribution error is a cognitive bias that leads us to make judgments about others based on their appearance or behavior, without taking into account the context or situation. This can lead us to make inaccurate judgments and to misunderstand others.

Illusory correlation is a cognitive bias that leads us to perceive a relationship between two events that are not actually related. This can lead us to make incorrect inferences and to believe in things that are not true.

Conformity is the tendency to conform to the opinions and behaviors of others, even when we know that they are wrong. This can be due to a desire to be liked and accepted by others, or to a fear of being rejected or punished.

Obedience is the tendency to obey authority figures, even when we know that they are wrong. This can be due to a desire to please authority figures, or to a fear of being punished.

Groupthink is the tendency to think and act in a similar way to those around us. This can be due to a desire to be liked and accepted by others, or to a fear of being rejected or punished.

Projection is the tendency to attribute our own beliefs and values to others, even when we have no evidence that they share them. This can lead us to misunderstand others and to make inaccurate judgments about them.