Without going into detail, below are common cognitive biases that can negatively affect our decision-making or our ability to discern the voice of truth out of the cacophony of voices vying for our attention daily.
- Confirmation bias:
- Anchoring bias
- Illusory superiority / Dunning-Kruger.
- Overconfidence Bias
- Illusion of control
- Fundamental Attribution Error
- Gambler’s Fallacy
- Cognitive dissonance
Related article: Anchoring bias and your life.
References
1. Cognitive biases, risk perception, and venture formation: How individuals decide to start companies, by Mark Simona, Susan M.Houghton, and Karl Aquinoc https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0883902698000032
2. https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/avoiding-psychological-bias.htm
