2.1.2 - Cognitive Dissonance

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Cognitive Dissonance
The psychological tension that occurs when our thoughts, feelings, and/or behaviours do not align.
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Cognitive Bias
The unconscious, systematic tendencies to interpret information in a way that is neither rational nor based on objective reality.
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Confirmation Bias
The tendency to search for and accept information that supports our prior beliefs or behaviours and ignore contradictory information.
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Actor-Observer Bias
The tendency to attribute our own actions to external factors while attributing others' actions to internal factors.
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Self-Serving Bias
The tendency to attribute positive success to ourselves and failures to external factors.
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False-Consensus Bias
The tendency to overestimate the degree to which others share the same beliefs and attitudes as we do.
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Halo Effect
The tendency for the impression we form about one quality of a person to influence our overall beliefs about them.
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Physical Appearance
The visual aspects of a person that can influence our impressions and perceptions of their character.
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Body Language
The non-verbal communication through facial expressions, gestures, posture, and movements that conveys information about a person.
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Heuristics
Mental shortcuts that allow for faster decision-making and problem-solving, though they can also lead to biases.