Anchoring is another pervasive cognitive bias in legal settings. This occurs when the initial piece of evidence someone ...

In 2020, I wrote an article about the influence of cognitive biases on content marketers' professional success. There was a paradox: While marketers knew about all the unconscious errors in mental ...

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Cognitive biases can have a negative impact on an investor’s ability to make rational decisions, potentially derailing their investment goals. These mental shortcuts and distortions that we make ...

When you come across articles about human decision-making, whether in the popular press or scientific literature, the probability is high that the expression "cognitive bias" is likely to be used. In ...

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This is the second post in a series on cognitive biases. A cognitive bias is a mental shortcut or heuristic intended to spare us time, effort, or discomfort—often while reinforcing our self-image or ...

We all have cognitive biases — ways in which our thinking can be flawed, skewed, or driven by emotion rather than logic. Our cognitive biases serve a purpose: They develop out of a need to sort ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Recognizing and mitigating cognitive biases is crucial for making informed decisions. Status quo, recency and overconfidence biases are ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Entrepreneurs face many external challenges in their work, but some of the most treacherous obstacles they may encounter are the tricks ...

You need to make an unbiased, rational decision about something important. You do your research, make lists of pros and cons, consult experts and trusted friends. When it’s time to decide, will your ...