Recency Illusion
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The recency illusion is the tendency to believe that something we have just noticed is new, when in fact it has existed for a long time.
Cognitive Biases / Perception of change
/ It-Just-Started Bias
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Explore 5 cognitive biases related to this topic.
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The recency illusion is the tendency to believe that something we have just noticed is new, when in fact it has existed for a long time.
Cognitive Biases / Perception of change
/ It-Just-Started Bias
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Belief perseverance is the tendency to cling to initial beliefs even after the evidence used to form them has been discredited or overturned.
Cognitive Biases / Belief updating
/ Belief Tenacity
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False memory refers to the phenomenon of confidently recalling events that did not happen or remembering them differently from how they occurred.
Memory Biases / Memory distortion
/ Memory Illusion
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Source confusion is the tendency to remember information while misattributing where it came from, blending memories of different sources or contexts.
Memory Biases / Source monitoring errors
/ Source Misattribution
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Attentional bias is the tendency for our attention to be drawn more strongly to certain types of stimuli—such as threats, rewards, or concerns—shaping what we notice, think about, and remember.
Memory Biases / Selective attention
/ Selective Attention Bias