Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Choice-supportive bias or post-purchase rationalization is the tendency to retroactively ascribe positive attributes to an option one has selected and/or to demote the forgone options. [1] It is part of cognitive science , and is a distinct cognitive bias that occurs once a decision is made.
Choice-supportive bias: The tendency to remember one's choices as better than they actually were. [152] Confirmation bias: The tendency to search for, interpret, or recall information in a way that confirms one's beliefs or hypotheses. See also under § Confirmation bias. Conservatism or Regressive bias
Choice-supportive bias occurs when people distort their memories of chosen and rejected options to make the chosen options seem more attractive. Recency: People tend to place more attention on more recent information and either ignore or forget more distant information (see Semantic priming).
The Cognitive Bias Codex. A cognitive bias is a systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment. [1] Individuals create their own "subjective reality" from their perception of the input. An individual's construction of reality, not the objective input, may dictate their behavior in the world.
For example, confirmation bias produces systematic errors in scientific research based on inductive reasoning (the gradual accumulation of supportive evidence). Similarly, a police detective may identify a suspect early in an investigation, but then may only seek confirming rather than disconfirming evidence.
OPINION: It’s easy to blame politicians for lying, but that’s the easy way out.
A man accused of attacking a Colorado reporter after questioning whether he was a citizen and saying “This is Trump’s America now” has had mental health issues for years, his lawyer said.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in. Subscriptions ...