Authority bias is when you accept the opinion of an authority figure because you believe they know more than you. You might assume that they have already thought through an issue and made the right conclusion. And, because they are an authority in their field, you grant more cred...

Illusion of control is the belief that you have more control over a situation than you actually do.

Confirmation Bias: Making decisions based on media and information sources that are in alignment with your current beliefs.

Anchoring Bias: Becoming committed or attached to the first thing you learn about a particular subject. Similar to the halo effect , ...

Availability bias occurs when you believe the information you possess is more important than it actually is. This happens when you watch or listen to media sources that tend to run dramatic stories without sharing any balancing statistics on how rare such events may be.

Cambridge English Dictionary: cognitive bias as the way a particular person understands events, facts, and other people, which is based on their own particular set of beliefs and experiences and may not be reasonable or accurate.

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