Narrative bias, also known as narrative information bias, is a cognitive bias that skews a person's perceptions toward the information contained in an individual story or account, as compared with more complex data or other, less story-shaped forms of information.
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First Described YearIn her 1996 paper, On the Origins of Narrative: Storyteller Bias as a Fitness-Enhancing Strategy, she proposed that humans might be predisposed to narrative bias. (w-bbfill-psychology6-0926) Core ClaimA cognitive bias that skews perceptions towards information contained in individual narratives, as compared to complex data or other forms of information. 1 Classification
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Narrative bias, also known as narrative information bias, is a cognitive bias that skews perceptions towards information contained in individual narratives, as compared to complex data or other forms of information.
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Narrative bias, also known as narrative information bias, is a cognitive bias that skews a person's perceptions toward the information contained in an individual story or account, as compared with more complex data or other, less story-shaped forms of information.
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In her 1996 paper, On the Origins of Narrative: Storyteller Bias as a Fitness-Enhancing Strategy, she proposed that humans might be predisposed to narrative bias.
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