Cognitive Bias (Social)
Social Cognitive Bias
Common forms of bias that have a social component
Overview
In this section, we discuss cognitive biases that occur in the context of social interactions. The primary sub-sections include the following:
- Attribution: Bias in our judgement of others characteristics
- Membership: Bias related to our perception of others membership of non-membership of "our group"
- Comparison: Bias that occurs in the course of comparing one's self to others
- Authority: The affect of authority on cognitive bias
- Groupthink: Bias that arises in the context of group processes
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