Restraint Bias
5 min read
Overestimating our self-control.
Cognitive Biases
Tag
behavior-change
Explore 3 cognitive biases related to this topic.
Psychological Reactance
10 min read
Psychological reactance is the impulse to resist or do the opposite when we perceive our freedom to choose as being threatened or restricted.
Social Biases / Persuasion and autonomy
/ Reactance
Cognitive Dissonance
11 min read
Cognitive dissonance is the psychological discomfort we feel when our beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors conflict, often leading us to change one of them to restore harmony.
Cognitive Biases / Motivated cognition
/ Dissonance reduction (process)