Understanding Cognitive Bias: Irrational Judgments
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Understanding Cognitive Bias: Irrational Judgments

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Cognitive biases cause systematic thinking errors, leading to irrational decisions and misjudgments in everyday life.

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  1. 12 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

    2 corrections applied: Unverified attribution; the outside view concept is from Kahneman and Tversky, not a statistician 'Roger Bainbridge'. | Misspelled researcher name; correct spelling is Gerd Gigerenzer.

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    the "outside view" that statistician Roger Bainbridge documented as the reliable corrective ... By Gerd Gigerenzen's estimates

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    the "outside view" that Kahneman and Tversky articulated as the reliable corrective ... By Gerd Gigerenzer's estimates

    Why: Two corrections: the outside view concept is attributed to Kahneman and Tversky, not an unverified statistician 'Roger Bainbridge'. Separately, corrected the misspelled researcher name to Gerd Gigerenzer.

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