availability bias

noun

Definitions

  1. A tendency of decision-makers to give preference, usually unconsciously, to thoughts with…

    A tendency of decision-makers to give preference, usually unconsciously, to thoughts with higher availability to (that is, those readily retrievable by) the cognitive activity of the moment, such as recent information, vivid images that evoke emotions, and specific events personally experienced (more than abstractions or other people's reported experiences).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for availability bias. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA