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Bias and InformationEarl Bailey
March 2013
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VideodeLaplante, Kevin. Cognitive Biases: What they are and why they are important. Critical Thinker Academy. Found online 2013 at http://www.criticalthinkeracademy.com/012-cognitive-biases.html
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Are We Biased?Asking another way – do we use simplifications and shortcuts to make decisions?
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How do our brains work?
Short answer – We don’t know.
But: Neuropsychology indicates that different parts of the
brain handle different tasks. Cognitive Science asserts that brains build structures to
help process information.
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The Firehose of PerceptionOverload!
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Influences on Perception of Information
Limited Capacity
Group Dynamics
Attention
Heuristics/Cognitive Structures
FOR MORE INFO...
Solomon, “Distortions in Information Transfer”
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Bounded Rationality
Limits information choices
Impacts system evaluation
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Examples of Bias
Self-Serving
Selective Perception
Halo Effect
Contrast Effects
Projection
Stereotyping
Overconfidence
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More Examples of Bias
Anchoring
Confirmation
Availability
Escalation of Commitment
Randomness Error
Hindsight
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Reducing Bias
Focus on goals
Look for contradictory information
Accept coincidence
Increase options