Monday, January 22, 2018

The Cognitive Bias Codex

They say that your mind can play tricks on you, but this is ridiculous.
Are you thinking of a cognitive bias, but you can’t recall its name? Do you ever suspect fallacious thinking, but can’t diagnose its cause? Sure, we’ve all been there. 
But now there’s no need to struggle with floppy flash cards or your fallible memory. Now there’s the Cognitive Bias Codex! This handy-dandy website and graphic presents, like, ALL of the cognitive biases, helpfully organized by cause.
Got information overload? Maybe you are “anchoring” or suffering from “post-purchase rationalization.”
Not exciting enough for you? There’s also the “cheerleader effect,” the “masked man fallacy,” and even the “endowment effect.” Who said college was boring?
And these are just some of the more than 150 disquietingly common mistakes your brain can make!
They’re all here!
Brace for impact folks. Everything you thought you knew is a lie!

All kidding aside, this is a really useful piece of scholarship. This website and graphic contain a comprehensive list of cognitive biases, tricks your mind can play on you which create false impressions and interpretations that can have serious negative effects. Learn them; know them; live better.  

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Image: Manoogian, John. "The Cognitive Bias Codex 2016" 
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Works Cited:
Manoogian, John. “Cognitive Bias Codex 2016.” found at Betterhumans.coach.me. Sep. 2016. Web. 22 Jan. 2018.   

Works Referenced:
Benson, Buster. “the Cognitive Bias Cheat Sheet: Because Thinking is Hard.” Betterhumans.coach.me. 1 Sep. 2016. Web. 22 Jan. 2016.  

Note: the above websites are associated with the parent website Medium.com. This website apparently provides no sponsor information about itself, so that information is missing from the MLA citations.





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