Cognitive distortions, unconscious bias, cognitive bias, implicit bias, logical fallacies: you probably heard most or all of these terms. They can get really confusing if you don’t know the difference ...

When you come across articles about human decision-making, whether in the popular press or scientific literature, the probability is high that the expression "cognitive bias" is likely to be used. In ...

The self-serving bias is defined as people's tendency to attribute positive events to their own character but attribute negative events to external factors. It's a common type of cognitive bias that ...

Imagine you decide to walk to the park. As you head out the front door, you take a left and walk for about a block. At that point, you realize it would’ve been a faster journey if you would’ve taken a ...

Cognitive biases can pop up when your brain uses existing knowledge to make decisions quickly. In some cases, cognitive bias may lead you to make a snap judgment before thinking things through.

Lawyers strive for fairness and justice in every case they handle. However, the behavioral science research shows that human reasoning in legal contexts is inherently flawed and vulnerable to both ...

The traditional traffic light system used by chief information security officers (CISOs) to report cyber risks to boards is showing signs of strain. After interviewing more than 10 CISOs across Europe ...

Anchoring bias is a form of cognitive bias where people tend to place extra importance on the first piece of information they get on a topic, regardless of the accuracy of that data point. In ...