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#[[Rosy Retrospection Bias|'''Rosy Retrospection Bias''']] - people overestimate the good aspects of the past. | #[[Rosy Retrospection Bias|'''Rosy Retrospection Bias''']] - people overestimate the good aspects of the past. | ||
#'''[[Sunk Cost Fallacy]]''' - whereby a person is reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because they have invested heavily in it, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more beneficial. | #'''[[Sunk Cost Fallacy]]''' - whereby a person is reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because they have invested heavily in it, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more beneficial. | ||
#[[The Diderot Effect|'''The Diderot Effect''']] - we generally surround ourselves with objects that fit our current sense of identity. | #[[The Diderot Effect|'''The Diderot Effect''']] - perhaps linked to the confirmation bias where we surround ourselves with information the confirms preexisting beliefs. The Diderot effect takes this into the physical realm, we generally surround ourselves with objects that fit our current sense of identity. | ||
#'''[[The singularity effect|The Singularity Effect]]''' - we care disproportionately about an individual as compared to a group. | #'''[[The singularity effect|The Singularity Effect]]''' - we care disproportionately about an individual as compared to a group. | ||
#'''Availability Heuristic'''<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow</ref> - people tend to use the ease with which they can think of examples when making decisions. | #'''Availability Heuristic'''<ref>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11468377-thinking-fast-and-slow</ref> - people tend to use the ease with which they can think of examples when making decisions. | ||