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Cognitive Phenomenon

Type of phenomenon separates effects that are adaptive from those that are simply errors. Wikipedia notes that "cognitive biases may initially appear to be negative, some are adaptive," since a quick judgment can sometimes be more useful than a perfectly accurate one. This grouping lets a visitor tell a helpful mental shortcut apart from a genuine distortion.

71 entries

Branch of Psychology

Phenomenon Family

Associated Psychologist

First Described Era

In Group

Actor-Observer Asymmetry

Actor-Observer Bias

Adultification

Affinity Bias

Attractiveness Halo

Attribution (Psychology)

Attribution Bias

Bandwagon Effect

Ben Franklin Effect

Benjamin Franklin Effect

Black Sheep Effect

Bradley Effect

Cassandra Complex

Charlie Charlie Challenge

Cheerleader Effect

Courtesy Bias

Cultural Bias

Dancing Mania

Defensive Attribution Hypothesis

Egocentric Bias

Ethnocentrism

Extrinsic Incentives Bias

False Consensus Effect

False Uniqueness Bias

False-Uniqueness Effect

Fundamental Attribution Error

Group Attribution Error

Halo Effect

Horn Effect

Hostile Media Effect

Hysterical Contagion

Illusion of Asymmetric Insight

Illusion of Transparency

Illusory Superiority

Infrahumanisation

Intentionality Bias

Just-World Fallacy

Matthew Effect

Mean World Syndrome

Motonormativity

Naive Cynicism

Naive Realism

Nut Island Effect

Othello Error

Out-Group Homogeneity

Pluralistic Ignorance

Political Bias

Pretty Privilege

Production Blocking

Puritanical Bias

Reactive Devaluation

Reciprocity (Social Psychology)

Reciprocity Bias

Red Dress Effect

Response Bias

Self-Serving Bias

Sexual Overperception Bias

Sexual Underperception Bias

Shooting Bias

Social Contagion

Social Desirability Bias

Social Projection

Spiral of Silence

Spotlight Effect

Stereotype Threat

Streisand Effect

Third-Person Effect

Trait Ascription Bias

Truth Bias

Worse-Than-Average Effect

Zero-Sum Bias