The Basis of Cognitive Bias

The Basis of Cognitive Bias

What is the fundamental basis of cognitive bias?

By Community Contributors

Overview

In this section, we discuss various perspectives on the basis of cognitive bias. These include the following:

• Evolution: The evolutionary perspective on cognitive bias
• Aversion: The notion of cognitive dissonance or aversion and its role in bias
• Arousal: States of physiological arousal and their relation to bias
• Identity: Needs of the self and the category of self-serving biases

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