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Introduction
Introduction
1. Cognitive Biases and Human Reasoning
Overview of the Course
2. What is a Cognitive Bias?
What is a Cognitive Bias?
"Biased" Does Not Mean "Prejudiced" or "Bigoted"
An Example: The Gambler's Fallacy
The Most Important Discovery of Modern Psychology
3. Cognitive Biases and Their Importance For Critical Thinking
A Central Aim of Critical Thinking
"Mindware": Tools For Smart Thinking
4. Why Are So Many Industries Offering Cognitive Bias Training?
Why is Everyone Talking About Cognitive Biases?
Reason 1: Avoiding Disasters
Reason 2: Improving Performance
Reason 3: Promoting Social Justice
All of This is Just Applied Critical Thinking
5. A Gentle Introduction to Cognitive Biases
There are HUNDREDS of Cognitive Biases
We'll Look at FOUR in Detail
6. Confirmation Bias
What is Confirmation Bias?
Biased Memory and the Lunar Effect
Biased Search for Information (I): Interviews and Framing Effects
Biased Search for Information (II): How Questions Can Manipulate Memory
Biased Interpretation of Information: Mulder, Scully, and Giant Alien Spiders
Interlude: Early Podcast Episodes on Cognitive Biases
Introduction
Confirmation Bias and the Evolution of Reason
7. Pattern Seeking
We're Very Good at Seeing Patterns ... Maybe Too Good
We See Faces Everywhere. Why?
Cognitive Biases and Adaptive Shortcuts
Stairway to Heaven, Britney Spears and Backmasking
Looking for Meaning in German Carpet Bombing Patterns
8. The Anchoring Effect
What is the Anchoring Effect?
How Much is This Jacket Really Worth?
The Basic Shortcut: “Anchor and Adjust”
Irrelevant Anchors: Judges Literally Roll Dice on Damages
How to Use Anchoring to Manipulate Public Opinion
9. Hindsight Bias
What is Hindsight Bias?
How Hindsight Bias is Demonstrated
Hindsight Bias, 9-11 and Earthquake Prediction
10. Introduction to Debiasing Strategies
Debiasing Strategies: Overview
What is Debiasing?
Debiasing the Decision-Maker
Debiasing the Environment (or “How to Make You Stop Littering”)
11. Why Businesses Often Resist Debiasing
Five Reasons Why Businesses May Resist Debiasing
We have a BLIND SPOT When it Comes to Our Own Biases
12. Debiasing Strategies That Work
The General Problem: Narrow Thinking
Consider the Opposite
Make People Accountable
Pre-Mortem Analysis
The Value of Checklists
The Benefits and Risks of Group Decision-Making
The Debiasing Effects of Diversity
How to Get the Most Out of Brainstorming
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We See Faces Everywhere. Why?
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(1) Video Library > 3. How the Mind Works: Biases in Human Reasoning
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Introduction
Introduction
1. Cognitive Biases and Human Reasoning
Overview of the Course
2. What is a Cognitive Bias?
What is a Cognitive Bias?
"Biased" Does Not Mean "Prejudiced" or "Bigoted"
An Example: The Gambler's Fallacy
The Most Important Discovery of Modern Psychology
3. Cognitive Biases and Their Importance For Critical Thinking
A Central Aim of Critical Thinking
"Mindware": Tools For Smart Thinking
4. Why Are So Many Industries Offering Cognitive Bias Training?
Why is Everyone Talking About Cognitive Biases?
Reason 1: Avoiding Disasters
Reason 2: Improving Performance
Reason 3: Promoting Social Justice
All of This is Just Applied Critical Thinking
5. A Gentle Introduction to Cognitive Biases
There are HUNDREDS of Cognitive Biases
We'll Look at FOUR in Detail
6. Confirmation Bias
What is Confirmation Bias?
Biased Memory and the Lunar Effect
Biased Search for Information (I): Interviews and Framing Effects
Biased Search for Information (II): How Questions Can Manipulate Memory
Biased Interpretation of Information: Mulder, Scully, and Giant Alien Spiders
Interlude: Early Podcast Episodes on Cognitive Biases
Introduction
Confirmation Bias and the Evolution of Reason
7. Pattern Seeking
We're Very Good at Seeing Patterns ... Maybe Too Good
We See Faces Everywhere. Why?
Cognitive Biases and Adaptive Shortcuts
Stairway to Heaven, Britney Spears and Backmasking
Looking for Meaning in German Carpet Bombing Patterns
8. The Anchoring Effect
What is the Anchoring Effect?
How Much is This Jacket Really Worth?
The Basic Shortcut: “Anchor and Adjust”
Irrelevant Anchors: Judges Literally Roll Dice on Damages
How to Use Anchoring to Manipulate Public Opinion
9. Hindsight Bias
What is Hindsight Bias?
How Hindsight Bias is Demonstrated
Hindsight Bias, 9-11 and Earthquake Prediction
10. Introduction to Debiasing Strategies
Debiasing Strategies: Overview
What is Debiasing?
Debiasing the Decision-Maker
Debiasing the Environment (or “How to Make You Stop Littering”)
11. Why Businesses Often Resist Debiasing
Five Reasons Why Businesses May Resist Debiasing
We have a BLIND SPOT When it Comes to Our Own Biases
12. Debiasing Strategies That Work
The General Problem: Narrow Thinking
Consider the Opposite
Make People Accountable
Pre-Mortem Analysis
The Value of Checklists
The Benefits and Risks of Group Decision-Making
The Debiasing Effects of Diversity
How to Get the Most Out of Brainstorming
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