Third-Person Effect
A cognitive bias where people tend to believe that others are more affected by media messages and persuasive communications than they are themselves.
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Framing Bias
A cognitive bias where people's decisions are influenced by how information is presented rather than just the information itself.
Hindsight Bias
A cognitive bias where people perceive past events as having been more predictable than they actually were.
Category Size Bias
A cognitive bias where people judge the likelihood of an event based on the size of its category rather than its actual probability.
Belief Bias
The tendency to judge the strength of arguments based on the believability of their conclusions rather than the logical strength of the arguments.
Numerosity Bias
The tendency to perceive a greater quantity as a better value, regardless of the actual utility.
Availability Bias
A cognitive bias where people overestimate the importance of information that is readily available.
Halo Effect
A cognitive bias where the perception of one positive trait influences the perception of other unrelated traits.
Horn Effect
A cognitive bias where one negative trait of a person or thing influences the perception of other traits.