Einstellung Effect
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The Einstellung effect is the tendency to stick with familiar solutions and strategies even when better or simpler options are available.
Cognitive Biases / Problem-solving
/ Mental set effect
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Explore 4 cognitive biases related to this topic.
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The Einstellung effect is the tendency to stick with familiar solutions and strategies even when better or simpler options are available.
Cognitive Biases / Problem-solving
/ Mental set effect
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The law of the instrument is the tendency to overuse familiar tools or approaches, seeing problems mainly in terms of the solutions we already have.
Cognitive Biases / Tool and skill overuse
/ Maslow's hammer
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The curse of knowledge is a cognitive bias that occurs when an individual, communicating with other individuals, unknowingly assumes that the others have the background to understand.
Social Biases
/ Expert blind spot
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Overestimating our knowledge and abilities.
Cognitive Biases
/ Overconfidence Effect