# Cognitive Bias

Functional Fixedness: Break Your Mental Barriers

Functional Fixedness The Core Definition of Functional Fixedness Functional fixedness is a pervasive cognitive bias...

Trait-Negativity Bias: Why Our Brains Favor the Bad

Trait-Negativity Bias Introduction and Core Definition The Trait-Negativity Bias is a robust phenomenon within social...

Theory-Ladenness: Why Reality Is Always Subjective

THEORY-LADEN The Core Definition The term Theory-Ladenness describes the fundamental principle that all observation, language,...

Sociocognitive Bias: How Your Mind Rewrites Reality

Sociocognitive Bias Introduction and Core Definition A sociocognitive bias represents a systematic pattern of deviation...

Confirmation Bias: Why Your Brain Craves Validation

the propensity to collect proof that verifies preexisting anticipations, generally by stressing or going after...

Unconscious Transfer: Why Your Brain Mismatches Memories

Unconscious Transfer The Core Definition and Mechanism of Unconscious Transfer Unconscious transfer, in the field...

Just-World Hypothesis: Why We Crave Cosmic Fairness

The Just-World Hypothesis: Beliefs in a Fair Universe The Core Definition of the Just-World Hypothesis...

Habituation Error: Why Your Brain Gets Stuck in Loops

Error of Habituation The Core Definition of Error of Habituation The Error of Habituation is...

Reafference Principle: Why You Defend False Beliefs

The Reaffirmation Principle The Core Definition of the Reaffirmation Principle The Reaffirmation Principle describes a...

Sensory Bias: Why Your Brain Craves Specific Signals

Sensory Bias in Psychology and Evolution The Core Definition and Fundamental Mechanism Sensory Bias, in...

Self-Serving Bias: How We Rewrite Our Own History

SELF-SERVING BIAS Definition and Core Mechanism The self-serving bias (SSB) is a pervasive cognitive pattern...

Self-Reference Effect: Remember Everything You Learn