Heuristics
This heuristic involves judging probability based on how easily examples come to mind.
What is the availability heuristic?
This bias is when you only look for evidence that supports your belief.
What is confirmation bias?
Reasoning that goes from general principles to a specific conclusion.
What is deductive reasoning?
This heuristic relies on stereotypes or how closely something matches a prototype.
What is the representativeness heuristic?
This bias makes people think they “knew it all along.”
What is hindsight bias?
A logical argument made of two premises and a conclusion.
What is a syllogism?
Heuristics are best described as this type of mental tool.
What are mental shortcuts?
A bias where emotions or vivid memories influence decisions more than logic.
What is emotional bias?
A conclusion that follows logically from the premises is called this.
What is a valid conclusion?
Overestimating rare events after seeing them in the news is an example of this heuristic.
What is availability heuristic?
The tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information received.
What is anchoring bias?
Reasoning that moves from specific observations to general conclusions.
What is inductive reasoning?
Ignoring base rates in favor of similarity is a mistake linked to this heuristic.
What is representativeness heuristic?
This bias leads people to ignore information that contradicts their beliefs.
What is belief perseverance?
A conclusion that seems logical but is actually incorrect is called this.
What is an invalid conclusion?