3 notes tagged with "bias"

Cognitive Distortions

Exaggerated irrational thinking that can lead to anxiety/depression - or continue the state of anxiety/depression. This causes people to…

Tagged with: #permanent-notes, #cbt, #therapy, #cognition, #bias, #psychology

Published on a year ago

Mind Accepts Coherent Stories

Mind greatly prefers any Coherent story over uncertainty. It will choose a explanation it deems likely over saying "I don't know". This is…

Tagged with: #permanent-notes, #meta-cognition, #bias, #psychology

Published on a year ago

Proportionality Bias

We tend to believe that large events have large causes. This might be true in many instances, but not always. Example: in one study…

Tagged with: #bias, #permanent-notes, #psychology, #probability

Published on a month ago

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