Cognition Lesson 3 Vocab Review

A tendency to search for information that supports our pre-existing beliefs while ignoring information that contradicts those beliefs

• Confirmation Bias

• Framing

• Belief Perseverance

• Overconfidence

The way an issue is posed or worded can change our judgements or decisions

• Confirmation Bias

• Overconfidence

• Framing

• Cognitive Dissonance

We tend to estimate the likelihood of an event or create a judgement based on how closely they match a prototype or stereotype

• Confirmation Bias

• Representative Heuristic

• Availability Heuristic

• Belief Perseverance

When our actions do not match our beliefs, we tend to create an excuse to relieve our feelings of discomfort

• Confirmation Bias

• Representative Heuristic

• Availability Heuristic

• Cognitive Dissonance

We tend to estimate the likelihood of an event based on how available a similar circumstance is in our memory

• Confirmation Bias

• Representative Heuristic

• Availability Heuristic

• Overconfidence

We tend to cling to our initial belief even when given evidence to the contrary

• Framing

• Confirmation Bias

• Overconfidence

• Belief Perseverance

The tendency to overestimate how accurate our beliefs and judgements are

• Confirmation Bias

• Overconfidence

• Framing

• Belief Perseverance