Social Phenomena
This effect happens when people are less likely to help in an emergency when others are around
Bystander effect
This is when you pay more attention to things that confirm what you already believe
confirmation bias
When your brain makes time feel faster or slower depending on what you're doing
time distortion / time dilation
True or False: Bananas grow on trees
false
May the force be...
with you (star wars)
This effect occurs when your brain assumes other people are thinking about you more than they actually are
spotlight effect
After something happens, your brain convinces you that the outcome was obvious or predictable, even if it really wasn't at the time
hindsight bias
Why you sometimes "hear" your name in a noisy room when it wasn't said
Pattern Recognition and Attention /cocktail party effect
True or False: The Eiffel Tower grows taller in the summer
true
There's no place....
like home (the wizard of oz)
This is what happens when people copy each other's behavior without realizing it (like yawning or posture)
social mirroring , chameleon effect
This is when you think one trait defines a whole person or situation
labeling bias
This is when a song gets stuck in your head all day
earworm
True or False: It rains diamonds on Saturn
True
Life is like a....
box of chocolates (forest gump)
This illusion is when you suddenly notice something everywhere after you first learn about it (like a word or a car)
frequency illusion (badder-meinhof phenomenon)
This is when people go along with a popular opinion even if they're unsure or disagree
bandwagon bias/effect
An altered mental state in which a driver can operate a vehicle safely over long distances without conscious awareness of the driving process
autopilot, highway hypnosis
True or False: Humans have only 5 senses
false
awareness of body position, balance, temperature, pain, time perception
To infinity...
and beyond (toy story)
This is the effect where people vividly remember details that were never actually there in a shared memory
Mandela effect
When your brain focuses on one detail and ignores everything else
tunnel vision, or filtering bias
Your brain fails to notice an unexpected object in your visual field because your attention is focused elsewhere
blind spot / inattentional blindness
True or False: You can see different sides of the moon from earth
false
With great power...
comes great responsibility (spider man)