is the specific tendency to overestimate the probability of favourable events and underestimate the probability of unfavourable ones. While Optimism...
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is the specific tendency to overestimate the probability of favourable events and underestimate the probability of unfavourable ones. While Optimism...
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Mental Model
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 ModelConfirmation Bias
seek evidence that confirms what we already believe and filter out what contradi