Distinction bias, a concept of decision theory, is the tendency to view two options as more distinctive when evaluating them simultaneously than when evaluating...
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Cognitive biases are systematic patterns of deviation from norm and/or rationality in judgment. They are often studied in psychology, sociology and behavioral...
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the psychology of affective forecasting, the impact bias, a form of which is the durability bias, is the tendency for people to overestimate the length...
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receives different responses depending on how it is described; or the distinction bias where choices presented together have different outcomes than those...
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Confirmation bias (also confirmatory bias, myside bias, or congeniality bias) is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor and recall information in...
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selection bias, sometimes specifically termed sample selection bias, but some classify it as a separate type of bias. A distinction of sampling bias (albeit...
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Bias is a disproportionate weight in favor of or against an idea or thing, usually in a way that is inaccurate, closed-minded, prejudicial, or unfair....
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government bodies and intergovernmental agencies such as the WHO make a distinction between gender and sex. In most individuals, the various biological determinants...
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Algorithmic bias describes systematic and repeatable harmful tendency in a computerized sociotechnical system to create "unfair" outcomes, such as "privileging"...
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Omission bias is the phenomenon in which people prefer omission (inaction) over commission (action), and tend to judge harm as a result of commission more...
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some classify it as a separate type of bias. A distinction, albeit not universally accepted, of sampling bias is that it undermines the external validity...
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such as institutions. Systemic bias is related to and overlaps conceptually with institutional bias and structural bias, and the terms are often used interchangeably...
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Wikipedia (redirect from Wikipedia bias)
systemic bias in editor demographic results in cultural bias, gender bias, and geographical bias on Wikipedia. There are two broad types of bias, which...
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Contrast effect (category Cognitive biases)
illusion Less-is-better effect and distinction bias Negative (Positive) contrast effect List of cognitive biases أبو علي، الحسن بن الحسن بن الهيثم: 1011–1021...
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Political bias refers to the bias or manipulation of information to favor a particular political position, party, or candidate. Closely associated with...
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Anchoring effect (redirect from Focalism bias)
the direction of the anchor placed. However, a distinction between individual and group-based anchor biases does exist, with groups tending to ignore or...
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In statistics, the bias of an estimator (or bias function) is the difference between this estimator's expected value and the true value of the parameter...
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whether options are framed together or separately; this is known as the distinction bias.[citation needed] Heuristics are procedures for making a decision without...
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In-group favoritism (redirect from Group-serving bias)
In-group favoritism, sometimes known as in-group–out-group bias, in-group bias, intergroup bias, or in-group preference, is a pattern of favoring members...
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Optimism bias or optimistic bias is a cognitive bias that causes someone to believe that they themselves are less likely to experience a negative event...
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Assimilation and contrast effects (redirect from Assimilation bias)
is less likely to be true." Anchoring Confirmation bias § Biased interpretation Distinction bias Norbert Schwarz § Categorization and Judgment Schwarz...
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Less-is-better effect (category Cognitive biases)
The less-is-better effect is a cognitive bias that causes people to favor a lesser option when it is presented separately, but to prefer the better option...
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Duris of Samos called Bias a labourer while others described Bias as wealthy. As with other figures of this period, the distinction between historical events...
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Fundamental attribution error (redirect from Correspondence bias)
psychology, the fundamental attribution error is a cognitive attribution bias in which observers underemphasize situational and environmental factors for...
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The distinction between subjectivity and objectivity is a basic idea of philosophy, particularly epistemology and metaphysics. Various understandings...
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peak-end effect, and 2) focusing illusion, there are other types: 3) distinction bias (focus on dissimilarities of two choices yet fell to take into consideration...
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Data dredging (redirect from Data-snooping bias)
can also lead to bias. By selecting papers with significant p-values, negative studies are selected against, which is publication bias. This is also known...
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lineages. The movement's name is derived from two Tibetan words: ris (distinction, bias, side) and med (lack, absence), which combined makes an adjective...
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In psychology, an attribution bias or attributional errors is a cognitive bias that refers to the systematic errors made when people evaluate or try to...
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False consensus effect (redirect from False Consensus Bias)
psychology, the false consensus effect, also known as consensus bias, is a pervasive cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate the extent to which other...
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