Category: Cognitive Bias
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C is for Confirmation Bias
Confirmation bias = tendency to choose evidence that supports our existing beliefs. How do we account for that as UX designers?
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The ABCs of Cognitive Bias: B is for Bandwagon Effect
The bandwagon effect is the psychological tendency to adopt certain behaviors or attitudes because other people are doing it. The more people that behave a certain way, the greater the potential for the bandwagon effect. Cognitive biases are systematic patterns in thinking that occur when people are processing and interpreting information in the world around…