From confirmation bias to the Dunning-Kruger effect, cognitive biases subtly shape how we think, decide, and act—often without us even realizing. How do these mental shortcuts influence your daily life?
A cognitive bias is an unconscious systematic pattern of thinking that can result in errors in judgment. These biases stem from the brain’s limited resources and need to simplify the world to make faster decisions. Such biases are often the result of limitations or problems in memory, attention, and information processing. While such biases often…
