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Appearance Bias
We do not see people as they are, but as they appear to us:
- people have trained themselves in social situations to present the front that is appropriate and that will be judged positively.
- we fall for the halo effect : when we see certain negative or positive qualities in a person, other positive or negative qualities are implied that fit with this.
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The pleasure principle in thinking
The most common emotion and the source of all our biases is the desire for pleasure and the avoidance of pain. We imagine we are looking for the truth, or being realistic, when in fact we are holding on to ideas that bring a release from tension and soothe our egos, make us feel superior. ...
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Conviction Bias
I believe in this idea so strongly. It must be true.
We hold on to an idea that is secretly pleasing to us, but deep inside we might have some doubts as to its truth and so we go an extra mile to convince ourselves — to believe in it with great vehemence, and to loudly contrad...
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The Blame Bias
Our natural response to failure is to blame others, circumstances, or a momentary lapse of judgment.
It's often too painful to look at our mistakes. It pokes at our ego. We go through the motions, pretending to reflect on what we did. But with the passage of time, the pleasure princ...
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Confirmation Bias
Is our tendency to cherry-pick information that confirms our existing beliefs or ideas.
To hold an idea and convince ourselves we arrived at it rationally, we go in search of evidence to support our view. And we manage to find that evidence that confirms what we want to believe.
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The Group Bias
We experience tremendous relief to find others who think the same way as we do.
We are social animals by nature. The feeling of isolation, of difference from the group, is depressing and terrifying. But are unaware of this pull of the group and so we imagine we have come to certain ...
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Superiority Bias
It’s when we cannot seem to see our faults and irrationalities, only those of others.
For instance, we’ll easily believe that those in the other political party do not come to their opinions based on rational principles, but those on our side have done so.
This al...
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Illusory Superiority
This is a form of false confidence, when we believe that we are above average in just about everything.
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Sunk-cost fallacy. Present yourself with the new options at hand -- without considering the sunk cost.
Narrow framing. When we're in situations that will repeat themselves over time, we should take a step back and play a game of averages...
Desire to Maintain a Positive Self-Concept
- People sometimes lie to themselves or others out of a need to see themselves positively.
- People often experience greater positive emotions when exaggerating their intelligence or skill to themselves or others.
- Liars driven by the desire to see themselves posit...
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