seek evidence that confirms what we already believe and filter out what contradicts it.
The core idea
seek evidence that confirms what we already believe and filter out what contradicts it.
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Mental ModelAvailability Heuristic
judge the likelihood of events based on how easily examples come to mind, not on
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Mental ModelAnchoring
information encountered disproportionately shapes all subsequent judgements.
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Mental ModelBandwagon Effect
adopt trends because others have — popularity self-reinforces.
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Mental ModelBystander Effect
éMore witnesses means less action — responsibility diffuses across groups.
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Mental ModelCognitive Dissonance
between beliefs and actions drive rationalisation over change.
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Mental ModelCurse of Knowledge
WeberKnowing something makes it impossible to imagine not knowing it.