Technical Debt
The implied cost of additional rework caused by choosing an easy or limited solution now instead of using a better approach that would take longer.
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“decision-making influence”
Herd Behavior
The tendency for individuals to mimic the actions of a larger group, often leading to conformity and groupthink.
Status Quo Bias
A cognitive bias that leads individuals to prefer things to remain the same rather than change, often resisting new options or changes.
Contrast Effect
The enhancement or diminishment of perception, cognition, or related performance as a result of exposure to a stimulus of greater or lesser value in the same dimension.
Familiarity Bias
A cognitive bias where people prefer familiar things over unfamiliar ones, even if the unfamiliar options are objectively better.
Licensing Effect
A cognitive bias where people allow themselves to indulge after doing something positive, believing they have earned it.
Placement Bias
A cognitive bias where people overemphasize information that is placed prominently or in a way that catches their attention first.
Introspection Illusion
A cognitive bias where people wrongly believe they have direct insight into the origins of their mental states, while treating others' introspections as unreliable.
Observer Bias
A type of bias that occurs when the observer's expectations or beliefs influence their interpretation of what they are observing, including experimental outcomes.