Nocebo Effect
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The nocebo effect occurs when negative expectations or beliefs about a treatment or situation produce harmful or unpleasant outcomes.
Cognitive Biases / Expectation effects
/ Negative Placebo Effect
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Explore 4 cognitive biases related to this topic.
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The nocebo effect occurs when negative expectations or beliefs about a treatment or situation produce harmful or unpleasant outcomes.
Cognitive Biases / Expectation effects
/ Negative Placebo Effect
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The ostrich effect is the tendency to avoid or ignore negative information, especially about risks or losses, in order to reduce anxiety.
Cognitive Biases / Information avoidance
/ Information avoidance bias
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Unit bias is the tendency to view a single unit of something—such as a portion, package, or task—as the appropriate or complete amount, regardless of its actual size.
Cognitive Biases / Quantity perception
/ Portion heuristic
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Overvaluing immediate rewards.
Cognitive Biases
/ Temporal Discounting