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Cognitive Biases by Information Processing

Cognitive Biases by Information Processing

Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 34
ISBN13: 9781522529781|ISBN10: 1522529780|EISBN13: 9781522529798
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2978-1.ch003
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Verónica Juárez Ramos. "Cognitive Biases by Information Processing." Analyzing the Role of Cognitive Biases in the Decision-Making Process, IGI Global, 2019, pp.76-109. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2978-1.ch003

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V. Juárez Ramos (2019). Cognitive Biases by Information Processing. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2978-1.ch003

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Verónica Juárez Ramos. "Cognitive Biases by Information Processing." In Analyzing the Role of Cognitive Biases in the Decision-Making Process. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2978-1.ch003

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Abstract

Cognitive biases can be produced by the constraints of information processing, as has been widely studied using different cognitive tasks both in clinical and healthy populations. Furthermore, these biases have been found in different areas of society (legal, economic, education, etc.) whose impact on the decision-making process is important. Often these biases help us make quick and appropriate decisions, but other times they lead to erroneous decisions. Within the cognitive biases due to inadequate processing of information, there are three main groups: perceptional bias, attentional bias, and memory bias. This chapter explains these three groups of cognitive biases. Subsequently, it offers a detailed explanation of some of the cognitive biases that have been studied in the fields of cognitive psychology. Finally, the author creates an alphabetical list of these biases and brief definitions.

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