Let’s have some fun and start off with a little quiz. Take out pen and paper and write down the answers to the following two questions: (1) How old are you? (2) How many people worldwide died in major ...

A Spanish study shows how early clinical cues strongly shape diagnostic decisions, highlighting the need for bias awareness ...

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Anchoring bias is a form of cognitive bias where people tend to place extra importance on the first piece of information they get on a topic, regardless of the accuracy of that data point. In ...

Anchoring bias happens when individuals become too focused on the first piece of information that they receive (the “anchor”) when making decisions, even if the information is irrelevant or outdated.