Changing Minds with Owen Fitzpatrick RERUN: How your Brain Tricks you: Cognitive Biases of Perception
Sep 1, 2025
Explore the fascinating world of cognitive biases that shape your decisions daily. Discover why first impressions are so sticky (anchoring bias) and how negativity grabs our attention more than positivity. Learn about the mere exposure effect, where familiarity boosts our preferences. Dive into the illusion of control and why we misjudge our influence on outcomes. Unpack biases like conformity and the spotlight effect, revealing how they distort our perceptions and decision-making. Tune in to outsmart your brain's blind spots!
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Biases Are Energy-Saving Shortcuts
- Cognitive biases are mental shortcuts that conserve brain energy but skew judgment.
- Recognizing them lets you pause and correct perception errors.
Control Negotiations With Anchors
- Use anchoring intentionally by setting the first number in negotiations.
- Avoid letting others set anchors before you give your figure.
Vivid Events Distort Probability
- Availability bias makes vivid or recent events feel more likely than they are.
- Media and algorithms amplify this by repeating dramatic stories.
