Cognitive Bias

A cognitive bias is a pattern of deviation in judgment that occurs in particular situations, which may sometimes lead to perceptual distortion (cognitive distortion?), inaccurate judgment, illogical interpretation (model), or what is broadly called irrationality.[1][2][3] Implicit in the concept of a "pattern of deviation" is a standard of comparison with what is normatively expected; this may be the judgment of people outside those particular situations, or may be a set of independently verifiable facts. A continually evolving list of cognitive biases has been identified over the last six decades of research on human judgment and decision-making in Cognitive Science, social psychology, and behavioral economics.

Barrier to: Self Improvement, Rationalism, Critical Thinking, Error Type