Bizarreness Effect
People will remember the unique or peculiar more than things they would commonly expect.
Entries by Tom Waters
Choice-Supportive Bias
People believe that since they made a decision in the first place, it must have been the correct one.
Confirmation Bias
The tendency to focus on information that reinforce preexisting beliefs.
Consistency Bias
The belief that ones past thoughts are the same as they are now.
Cryptomnesia
Cryptomesia happens when a forgotten memory returns but the memory is thought to be a new or original idea.
Context Effect
The tendency to associate a memory with its surrounding environment, inhibiting recall in other environments.
Egocentric Bias
Recalling the past in a self-serving manner, such as overestimating accomplishments.
Fading Affect Bias
The Fading affect bias explains that unpleasant memories fade faster than positive memories.
Extreme Aversion
The tendency to follow the “middle of the road” and avoid choices that are perceived as extreme.
False Consensus Effect
The tendency to assume one’s thoughts are shared by others without direct confirmation.