Branch of psychology groups phenomena by the area of psychology that studies them, such as cognitive, social or clinical psychology. Wikipedia states, "A cognitive bias is a systematic pattern of deviation from the norm or rationality in judgment," the kind of phenomenon cognitive psychology exists to explain. Browsing by branch keeps phenomena studied by the same specialists together.
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Originating WorkJudgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases (Tversky and Kahneman, Science, 1974) 1 Branch of Psychology
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1. Wikipedia: Heuristics in Judgment and Decision-Making
Wikimedia FoundationHeuristics in judgment and decision-making, Tversky and Kahneman section, confirmation/motivated-reasoning clusterQuote, Heuristics in judgment and decision-making, Tversky and Kahneman section, confirmation/motivated-reasoning cluster
This research, called the heuristics-and-biases program, challenged the idea that human beings are rational actors and first gained worldwide attention in 1974 with the Science paper "Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases".
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