Expectation Bias
A cognitive bias where individuals' expectations influence their perceptions and judgments.
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Risk-as-Feelings Theory
A theory that emphasizes the role of emotions in risk perception and decision-making, where feelings about risk often diverge from cognitive assessments.
Emergence
A key aspect of Gestalt psychology where complex patterns arise out of relatively simple interactions.
Illusory Superiority
A cognitive bias where individuals overestimate their own abilities, qualities, or performance relative to others.
Illusion of Completeness
A cognitive bias where users believe they have explored all available content, even when more is present.
Continuity
A Gestalt principle that describes the tendency of the human visual system to perceive lines or patterns that follow a smooth, continuous path rather than a disjointed or abrupt one.
Availability Cascade
A self-reinforcing process in which a collective belief gains more plausibility through its increasing repetition in public discourse.
Hard-Easy Effect
A cognitive bias where people overestimate the probability of success for difficult tasks and underestimate it for easy tasks.
Perky Effect
A phenomenon where vivid mental images can interfere with actual perception, causing individuals to mistake imagined experiences for real ones.