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Explore 3 cognitive biases related to this topic.
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The conjunction fallacy is the tendency to judge a specific, detailed scenario as more likely than a more general one that contains it, violating basic probability rules.
Cognitive Biases / Judgment under uncertainty
/ Linda Problem Bias
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Motivated reasoning is the tendency to process information in a way that suits our desired conclusions, rather than seeking objective truth.
Cognitive Biases / Motivated cognition
/ Identity-protective cognition
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Congruence bias is the tendency to test only one favored hypothesis and to ignore or underexplore alternative explanations.
Cognitive Biases / Hypothesis testing
/ Single-hypothesis bias