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health

Explore 4 cognitive biases related to this topic.

Nocebo Effect

10 min read

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

Ostrich Effect

10 min read

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

Unit Bias

9 min read

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

Present Bias

5 min read

Overvaluing immediate rewards.

Cognitive Biases

/ Temporal Discounting